Research Concerning Personality Development in Adulthood Focuses Primarily on Examining

question 8

Multiple Choice

Research concerning personality development in adulthood focuses primarily on examining

• A)the search for a sense of identity during adulthood.
• B)gender differences in personality during adulthood.
• C)the midlife crisis.
• D)the stability of personality over the life span.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The term most often used in the applied literature to describe behavior changes that occur in nontraining conditions.

Indiscriminable Contingencies

Situations where it is not clear to the individual what behavior is being reinforced because the reinforcement schedule is unpredictable, increasing the behavior's resistance to extinction.

Common Social Stimuli

Elements or signals in social environments that elicit responses or behaviors from individuals, often studied in psychology and sociology.

Common Physical Stimuli

External factors that elicit sensory or physiological responses from individuals, often used in experiments to examine reactions and behaviors.