Exam 7: Personality Stability, Development, and Change

With accumulated evidence from personality and developmental psychology we can conclude that personality ________ and ________ over the life course.

Becoming an author enables you to form a(n)________.

According to a study investigating personality change among young Germans,those who completed community service increased in ________at a higher rate than those who entered into the military.

According to a recent study,what intervention can lead people to become more tolerant of stress and less defensive in general?

What piece of evidence suggests that age is NOT a determining factor in the desire to change one's personality?

According to the text,narcissists seem to ________ the positive consequences of changing themselves.

Over the last 10 years,Angelica has become more agreeable,conscientious and emotionally stable.What principle best describes Angelica's development?

What intervention has been developed to (temporarily)change levels of narcissism?

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development. -Maturity principle

According to previous research,when does personality stop developing?

Personality development is ________.

In the last month,Oscar learned to drive and began working at his first job.These new developments are helping him to see himself as an ________.

In high school Jane was made fun of for being a geek.As an adult,she is a molecular biologist who now proudly wears the "geek" badge of honor.Jane's experience is an example of which of the principles of personality development?

Which of the following is NOT a known physical factor that influences personality development?

Richard is an extravert and finds himself miserable at parties.His response is an example of a(n)________ person-environment transaction.

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development. -Cumulative continuity principle

According to Dan McAdams,the narrative theme of "agency" organizes the life story around ________.

As a child,Brett was always bouncing off the walls at his parent's social gatherings.As an adult,he is the life of every party.This is an example of ________.

The idea that people seek to develop a stable sense of who they are and then strive to act consistently with this self-view is consistent with the ________.

Johnny just lost his job.What change in personality is he likely to undergo?