Ursula Believes That Traits and Abilities as Fixed at Birth

question 72

Multiple Choice

Ursula believes that traits and abilities as fixed at birth and remain the same no matter what. By contrast, Yuri believes that people develop their traits and abilities across time, and that they can become better and better with practice. Social psychologists would say that Ursula is a(n) ____ while Yuri is a(n) ____.

• A)collectivist; individualist
• B)individualist; collectivist
• C)incremental theorist; entity theorist
• D)entity theorist; incremental theorist

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