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mspears3

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on: Jun 21, 2018
Can you accurately predict one's personality by measuring a particular behavior once instead of the average of many instances of the behavior? Explain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Are people's behaviors completely consistent? Explain
 
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lcapri7

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: No. The best measure of personality is to collect information on behavior over a long period of time and across several situations so that the behavior is not influenced by an isolated event.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: No, people's behaviors are not completely consistent. For this reason, when measuring personality, people are asked to report their usual traits and behaviors.


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