Author Question: Longitudinal studies based on the Five Factor Model and using test-retest correlations have found ... (Read 65 times)

jwb375 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Longitudinal studies based on the Five Factor Model and using test-retest correlations have found all of the following except

a. stability estimates are moderate in magnitude, even from childhood to adulthood.
b. stability increases with age.
c. stability decreases as the time interval between observations increases.
d. Stability markedly varies across the Big Five traits.

Question 2

The traditional, or essentialist, position regarding the stability of personality holds that

a. experiences and life transitions are most important in shaping personality.
b. it is parallel to the stability of cognitive abilities.
c. personality is highly relatively heritable and unstable in comparison to other psychological characteristics.
d. stability should be high throughout life because temperament/personality is first and foremost an essential and biologically based aspect of the individual.