Temperament, like adult personality, is relatively stable. That said, we do see more variability in temperament _______________.

Research indicates that, among those who are high in extraversion, a sense of humor acts as a buffer against depressive symptoms. As such, you could say that the relationship between a sense of humor and depression depends on trait extraversion. This is an example of _______________.

Dr. Metropolis has developed an objective measure to determine whether participants are more “city people” or “rural people.” To do this, he generated a list of items that seemed like they’d capture the construct of interest. After collecting data from 100 participants, he factor-analyzed the data to see (1) which items grouped together, and (2) if the items that grouped together shared an interpretable common theme. What methods of objective test construction did Dr. Metropolis use?

As a researcher, I’m looking to understand the characterization of the whole person. To do this, I look for consistently occurring patterns of traits to figure out how many different types of people there are. I conclude that one meaningful group can be consistently characterized as high in identification with all humanity, high on agreeableness, and high on conscientiousness. The other meaningful group can be consistently characterized as low on all of these traits. I have utilized the ______________ approach to reach this conclusion.

Which of the following statements about Need for Cognition (NFC) is untrue?

According to a classic study, individuals who grew up during the Great Depression had different attitudes regarding financial security than those who did not grow up during this time. These findings are a good example of ___________.

I’ve been asked to judge Undine’s trait extraversion. In order to make the best judgment possible, I decide to work with her at a coffee shop, where we work across from one another at the same table. However, just as Undine stands up to chat with a stranger in front of me, I get distracted by cat memes on Reddit. According to the Realistic Accuracy Model, this is most likely a failure of ___________________.

In Fleeson’s work on the density distribution approach to cross-situational personality consistency, he found ___________________.

People who adjust their behavior to best fit the situation are called ________, and people whose behavior is guided by their personality are called ________.

Let’s say that I want to explore what kind of people choose to run for president. According to lecture, which of the following options could be used to explore this specific type of question?