Match the Word or Phrase with Its Meaning

question 55

Multiple Choice

Match the word or phrase with its meaning.
-Circumscribing

• A) Marty begins Karate classes and Cindy starts Pilates at separate gyms.
• B) Marty discloses that he loves Cindy. The two now consider themselves a couple.
• C) Cindy takes Marty home to meet her parents.
• D) Marty and Cindy file for divorce.
• E) Marty cancels their planned trip together and Cindy wants to know why. Marty doesn't want to talk about it so he says he's just over loaded at work.
• F) Marty and Cindy get married in front of their close friends and family.
• G) Marty and Cindy are at a dance club but have not met each other yet.
• H) After being introduced to Cindy, Marty talks about safe topics such as sports and the weather.
• I) After ten dates, Marty and Cindy's exchanges have not progressed past the "small talk" stage.
• J) Marty and Cindy realize it's too difficult and uncomfortable to be together so they spend little time
• Together.
• K) Tired of each other after ten years of marriage, Marty and Cindy are "going through the motions."

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Definitions:

Traits

Enduring characteristics or behaviors that differentiate individuals from one another, often considered stable and part of one’s personality.

Brain

The complex central organ of the nervous system responsible for thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger, and every process that regulates our body.

Minnesota Twin Studies

A series of psychological studies conducted on twins, both identical and fraternal, to analyze genetic and environmental influences on psychological traits.

Personality

A combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual, distinguishing one person from another.