Personality Assessment and Individual Differences
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What is the main difference in how affects (emotions) can influence behaviour?

  • The duration of the emotional experience
  • The way emotions are interpreted, displayed, and regulated (correct)
  • The intensity of the emotion felt
  • The type of emotion experienced

How does CAPS explain trait inconsistency in a given situation?

  • By focusing on external influences exclusively
  • By considering cognitive factors only
  • By ignoring the role of situational factors
  • By emphasizing the stability of underlying personality structures (correct)

According to reciprocal interactionism, why do people behave consistently?

  • As a result of varied responses across different situations
  • When the situation leads to similar consequences (correct)
  • By ignoring the impact of situational factors
  • Due to changes in their personality traits

Why is testing the veridicality of traits challenging, according to the text?

<p>The poor understanding and measurement of situational characteristics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of personality models, what is an essentialist assumption?

<p>Each individual has one personality or a consistent set of traits (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does CAPS stand for in the context of personality psychology?

<p>Competencies and Self-regulatory Plans System (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does reciprocal interactionism view responses across different situations?

<p>'Generalization' with varied behaviors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do trait theorists emphasize testing behavior across multiple situations?

<p>To minimize uncontrollable situational variables (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the text describe the stability of underlying personality structures?

<p>'If...then...' profiles remain consistent across different situations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key component of personality systems according to CAPS?

<p>Self-regulatory plans and competencies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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