Psych of Personality: Test 2

Personality traits increase in ___ as people get older.

rank-order-consistency

What is the first step in the sociogenomic trait intervention model?

Identify specific thoughts, feelings and behaviors that one wishes to change.

Targeted interventions are ___ inreducing narcissism.

slightly/possibly effective

What is NOT a step in the development of narrative identity?

Becoming an agent around ages 15-20

The expression of __ changes with the process of _.

temperament, heterotypic continuity

What is the most common way of measuring personality?

Effect size

Individual differences in personality become more consistent as one ages.

Cumulative continuity principle

An introvert avoiding social gatherings is an example of ___

Active person-environment transaction

Effect sizes resulting from general intervention programs are usually ___

negligible

What is NOT a specific intervention tactic?

Medication

The trait most likely to change from a specific intervention tactic is __

extraversion

Hudson and Fraley (2016) found that the trait people wanted to increase the most was

conscientiousness

A personality change plan is an example of a ___

specific intervention tactic

The primary method for research in behavioral genetics is…

Comparison between relatives

Biochemistry researchers primarily focus on __

Hormones and neurotransmitters

Monozygotic twins tend to have __ personallity traits compared to dizygotic twins.

more similar

Monozygotic twins reared apart will have a __ correlation than non-twin siblings reared together.

higher

An accumulation of genes accounts for personality differences.

False

During a reactive transaction, someone in high conscientiousness would…

Directly confront an issue in an attempt to solve it