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As compared to objective measures, subjective instruments require the administrator to:
Which of the following taxonomies was developed based on the traits that were believed to be highly heritable and had a likely psychophysiological foundation?
According to Hans Eysenck's personality taxonomy, a worrier would most likely score high on the trait of:
According to Han Eysenck's personality taxonomy, a person who is antisocial and lacks empathy would most likely score high on the trait of:
Factor loadings indicate the ___ between an item and an underlying factor.
Fiona is an excessive worrier. She always seems tense and has trouble sleeping. Her friends report that she has very low self-esteem and is usually moody. According to Hans Eysenck's personality taxonomy, Fiona would most likely score high on the trait of:
Which of the following theories views a trait as a descriptive summary of the general trend in a person's behavior?
Psychologists Simpson and Gangestad developed the concept of sociosexuality based on evolutionary theory. They developed the sociosexual orientation hypothesis based on this concept. They most likely employed the ____ approach to developing this hypothesis.
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental question that guides those who study personality traits?
In the context of the combinations of Big Five variables, happiness and experiencing positive affect in everyday life are best predicted by:
The dimensions of ____ and love define the two major axes of the Wiggins circumplex.
If the act "she made direct eye contact and smiled" is central to the category of flirting, it would be considered a(n) ____ act for that category of behavior.
Which of the following criterion of lexical approach indicates that if an attribute has not merely one or two trait adjectives to describe it but rather many words, then it is a more important dimension of individual differences?
In the context of the empirical correlates of the Big Five factors, individuals high in openness:
Who among the following developed a model of personality that included three main traits?
The approach that uses the natural language as its logical starting point is the _____ approach.
In the context of circumplex taxonomies of personality, which of the following refers to what people do to and with each other?
In the context of Goldberg's key adjective markers of the Big Five, identify a scenario based on Mike et al, (2014) studies that best exemplifies an individual who would most likely score high on conscientiousness.
According to the lexical approach, if a trait term exists in only one or a few languages, then it may be _____.
Who among the following was raised in Germany and intended to study physics but began to study psychology almost by chance?