A Meta-Analytic Study of Personality Traits Suggests That Two Studies

question 3

Multiple Choice

A meta-analytic study of personality traits suggests that two studies measuring the same traits in the same people will have he highest correlation if

• A) both tests are conducted while the individuals are relatively young.
• B) one set of tests are conducted while the individuals are young and one set when they over 50.
• C) the two procedures are done many years apart.
• D) the two procedures are done quite close together in time.

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Triassic

A geological period that occurred approximately 252 to 201 million years ago, marking the beginning of the Mesozoic Era.

Cretaceous

The last period of the Mesozoic Era, marked by significant geological events and the extinction of dinosaurs.

Pleistocene

The geological epoch from about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, characterized by the last ice ages and the emergence of Homo sapiens.