Which Statement Is True About the "Big Five" Personality Traits

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about the "big five" personality traits?

• A) Agreeableness decreases slightly from adolescence through middle age.
• B) They take into account motivations, preferred tasks, and coping styles.
• C) Individual differences in the "big five" traits are large and highly stable.
• D) They consider how certain aspects of personality are integrated.

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Definitions:

Dopamine Production

The biochemical process leading to the creation of dopamine, a neurotransmitter vital for pleasure, motivation, and motor function in the brain.

Spinal Cord

A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain.

Sensation

Processing of sensory stimuli that involves detection of nerve impulses by the cerebral cortex of the brain.

Voluntary Control

The ability to consciously control bodily movements, as opposed to involuntary movements which occur without conscious choice.