Personality Stability and Change in Psychology
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What is the main focus of the study conducted by Robins et al. (2001)?

  • Personality change in college students over a four-year period
  • Comparison of personality traits between adolescents and older individuals
  • Rank-order stability of personality traits in young adults over a four-year period (correct)
  • Mean-level stability of personality traits in different age groups

    • Which type of study design is used to examine whether individuals who are high or low in conscientiousness at one time remain so at a second time point?

  • Cross-sectional studies comparing people of different ages
  • Observational studies of individual behaviors
  • Longitudinal studies following individuals across their lives (correct)
  • Experimental studies manipulating levels of conscientiousness

    • In the context of personality stability, what does 'rank-order stability' refer to?

  • The consistency of individual differences in relative standing on a trait over time (correct)
  • The change in an individual's trait from what it used to be
  • The correlation between different personality traits
  • The average level of a trait remaining constant across different age groups

    • What is the main difference between rank-order stability and mean-level stability of personality traits?

    <p>Rank-order stability focuses on individual differences in relative standing, while mean-level stability focuses on average levels across age groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of study design is used to examine mean-levels of personality traits over time or across age groups?

    <p>Cross-sectional studies collecting data at one time and comparing people of different ages</p> Signup and view all the answers

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