Big five personality traits and health behaviors

Social desirability bias is the tendency to respond to questions in a way that is socially acceptable or in a way that makes the respondent appear to have desirable traits.

__ is the tendency to respond to questions in a way that is socially acceptable or in a way that makes the respondent appear to have desirable traits.

Trait theory offers statistical probabilities and descriptions of behavior, but a common critique is that it offers no real insight into underlying causes of personality.

__ offers statistical probabilities and descriptions of behavior, but a common critique is that it offers no real insight into underlying causes of personality.

The idea that information about personality must be observable and take external/environmental influences into account is rooted in behavioral theory, not psychoanalysis.

The idea that information about personality must be observable and take external/environmental influences into account is rooted in __, not __.

Humanist theories about personality are centered around the idea that humans have free will and can actively shape their experience with the world.

__ theories about personality are centered around the idea that humans have free will and can actively shape their experience with the world.

Psychoanalytic theory of personality states that personality is a subconscious construct and cannot be perceived accurately by an individual.

__ states that personality is a subconscious construct and cannot be perceived accurately by an individual.