If You Believe That Behavior Is Strongly Influenced by Personality

question 87

Multiple Choice

If you believe that behavior is strongly influenced by personality traits or lasting personal dispositions, whether biological or learned, then you would most likely agree with which statement?

• A)Almost anyone would be polite at a wedding reception; it doesn't matter what kind of personality the person has.
• B)I believe that immediate circumstances usually determine how people act at any given time.
• C)The reason people in some professions, such as teachers, lawyers, or doctors, seem so much alike is because their work requires that they act in particular ways.
• D)My friends' actions are fairly consistent from day to day and in different situations.

Understand the role of contagion theory and symbolic interactionism in the context of social movements and collective behavior.

Understand the concept of habituation and its significance in infant learning.

Identify and describe the various reflexes present in newborns.

Know the stages of sensory and motor development in infants, including color vision and motor milestones.

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Definitions:

Treasury Stock

Shares of a company’s own stock that it has reacquired from shareholders but not retired, listed as a contra equity account on the balance sheet.

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Unrealized Increase

The potential gain in the value of an investment that has not yet been sold and thus not yet converted into actual profit.

Donated Capital

Assets and resources given to a company without the expectation of return or compensation, often used to fund operations or expand business activities.