Girls and boys are usually reared according to: a. the norms ...

[panfilo]

Girls and boys are usually reared according to:
 
  a. the norms of the neighborhood where they were raised.
  b. the explicit wishes of the grandparents.
  c. books on parenting.
  d. traditional stereotypes.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the assumptions made by early personality theorists?
 
  a. Personality theories were valid for all people, regardless of gender and race.
  b. Siblings growing up together had highly identical personality types.
  c. Social and environmental forces do not have any effect on shaping personality.
  d. A person's ethnic background largely influences his or her personality.

[scottmt]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: We know that boys and girls are usually reared according to traditional gender stereotypes, and this upbringing also influences personality in different ways. Research has documented many differences between men and women on specific personality factors.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: The personality theorists confidently offered theories that were supposed to be valid for all people, regardless of gender, race, or ethnic origin. Although the theorists accepted, to some degree, the importance of social and environmental forces in shaping personality, they tended to ignore or

[panfilo]

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