In a Large Scale Study That Examined Stability and Change

question 58

Multiple Choice

In a large scale study that examined stability and change in personality traits,participants in the study were better at estimating changes in their own personality from the:

• A)past.
• B)present.
• C)future.
• D)Participants' estimates of change were accurate across all time frames.

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Definitions:

Audiences Facilitate

The phenomenon where the presence of an audience improves the performance of certain tasks by individuals, also known as the social facilitation effect.

Social Facilitation

Social facilitation is the tendency for people to perform better on simple tasks or tasks at which they are skilled when in the presence of others.

Coaction

Coaction describes scenarios where individuals work side-by-side on the same task but independently of each other, without collaborative interaction.

Social Facilitation

The phenomenon by which an individual's performance improves when in the presence of others, due to increased arousal and motivation.