Regarding the Malleability of Traits,which of the Following Statements Is

question 88

Multiple Choice

Regarding the malleability of traits,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) In general, our personality traits are relatively stable characteristics.
• B) Students high in the traits of extraversion and agreeableness tend to embrace the carefree college lifestyle, while students high in conscientiousness will find it easier to study hard while in college.
• C) As people age, they tend to become more agreeable, conscientious, and emotionally stable.
• D) You are more likely to become the possible self that you imagine the more general, idealized, and less detailed you make your narrative about this possible self.

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Definitions:

Sleep Spindles

Short bursts of brain activity characterized by rapid oscillations, observed in EEG readings during certain stages of sleep.

Manifest Content

According to Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the surface level of dreams, containing the dream symbols that are remembered upon waking.

Latent Content

In psychoanalysis, the deeper, symbolic meanings and thoughts that lie beneath the manifest content of dreams or actions.

Psychoanalytic Term

Refers to concepts and terminology associated with psychoanalysis, a theoretical framework and therapeutic approach to understand and treat psychological disorders, developed by Sigmund Freud.