In Terms of More Recent Research Regarding Stability and Change

question 72

Multiple Choice

In terms of more recent research regarding stability and change in personality traits,most experts now believe

• A) personality traits are as stable as they have always been.
• B) changes in personality can and do occur throughout the life span.
• C) the change is too strong a term for describing personality development.
• D) that the stability of personality traits is true for men, but not for women.

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