Why Might We Classify Motives and Goals as "Characteristic Adaptations

question 29

Multiple Choice

Why might we classify motives and goals as "characteristic adaptations" instead of "dispositional traits?"

• A) Because motives and goals predict both emotions and behavior, whereas traits predict only behavior
• B) Because motives and goals are contextualized in time
• C) Because motives and goals are unconscious
• D) Because motives and goals are self-chosen whereas traits are outside of our control

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Definitions:

Puberty

The progression of bodily transformations that enable a child's physique to develop into one that is capable of sexual reproduction as an adult.

Ovaries

Female reproductive organs that produce eggs (ova) and hormones like estrogen and progesterone.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain responsible for the production of many of the body's essential hormones, influencing hunger, thirst, sleep, and emotional activity.

Menstruation

The monthly shedding of the uterine lining, accompanied by bleeding, in people of reproductive age who have not conceived.