The Text Notes That Professor Jennifer Mather Tested 44 Octopuses

question 60

Multiple Choice

The text notes that Professor Jennifer Mather tested 44 octopuses systematically for their responses to stimuli such as being touched with a brush.What did she find?

• A)Some responded "cheerfully," others with "anger," some went to sleep,and the last group appeared to have a nervous breakdown.
• B)Most were identified as being agreeable and conscientious.
• C)The octopuses seemed to have unique and stable responses,similar to having a "personality."
• D)The octopuses were categorizable along the continua of all five traits of the Big Five.

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