If You Were to Ask a Large Group of Adults

question 40

Multiple Choice

If you were to ask a large group of adults to tell you whether they thought their personalities had "stayed the same" or "changed a good deal," you should expect that:

• A) most people would report that their personalities had stayed the same
• B) most people would report that their personalities had changed a good deal
• C) the people would be split into two equal-sized groups, with half reporting stability and half reporting change
• D) the response you got would be heavily dependent on age, with younger adults reporting more stability and older adults reporting more change

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