Mark,a 47-Year-Old Man,is Very Shy

question 3

Multiple Choice

Mark,a 47-year-old man,is very shy.He has difficulty interacting with others because he feels awkward and does not easily express his thoughts and feelings.He is a relatively successful artist who lives alone in a rural Southern state.Mark also remembers being very shy as a child.Which of the following is not a likely explanation for the continuity of Mark's personality over his life span?

• A)Mark's early temperamental shyness was influenced by his genes.
• B)Mark's parents did not try to make him more outgoing.
• C)Mark selected a job which reinforced his temperamental characteristics.
• D)Mark's early temperament and his later personality traits are moderately correlated.

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