Author Question: Research in personality finds that traits are consistent over the life span. Indicate whether the ... (Read 130 times)

LCritchfi · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Research in personality finds that traits are consistent over the life span.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

Allport, Erikson, and Cattell believed that it is difficult to change any aspect of personality after the age of 5, similar to what Freud believed.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

AmberC1996 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: T
FEEDBACK: A meta-analysis of 152 longitudinal studies involving more than 55,000 people showed a high level of consistency in personality traits at all ages. According to these findings, traits are consistent over the life span, reaching the highest level after age 50.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: F
FEEDBACK: Theorists such as Cattell, Allport, and Erikson viewed childhood as important but agreed that personality could be modified in later years. Some theorists suggested that personality development is ongoing in adolescence, whereas Jung, Maslow, Erikson, and Cattell viewed middle age as a time of major personality change.