Consistent Behavior Patterns That People Display in Many Different Situations

question 13

Multiple Choice

Consistent behavior patterns that people display in many different situations are

• A) very difficult to identify.
• B) often called individual differences by personality psychologists.
• C) predictive of personality traits.
• D) likely to be found in depressed personalities.

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Definitions:

Sapir-Whorf Thesis

A hypothesis that proposes that the structure of a language shapes its speakers' world view and cognition, influencing their perception of reality.

Conceptual Thinking

The ability to understand and manipulate abstract concepts, seeing connections between ideas not immediately obvious.

People's Agency

Refers to the capacity of individuals and groups to act independently and make their own free choices.

Constraining

Inhibiting or restricting someone's actions or freedom, often through external pressures or limitations.