Question 1

A long life is associated with what trait?

Accepted Answer

A)   openness to experience
B)   self-monitoring
C)   neuroticism
D)   conscientiousnessE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

In his book,Personality and Assessment,Mischel argued that behavior can be most accurately predicted from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   situations
B)   personality variables
C)   motivations
D)   goalsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following is the best example of a situationist argument?

Accepted Answer

A)   Melinda's talkativeness is related to her optimism.
B)   Knowing Robert's extraversion doesn't really let us predict his behavior.
C)   Knowing Sanjay's neuroticism means we know how anxious he usually is.
D)   Suri's conscientiousness changes depending on the time of day.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The traditional practice in evaluating the degree to which behavior is affected by the situation has been to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   square the correlation coefficient for the relationship between behavior and some aspect of the situation
B)   determine the percentage of variance accounted for by personality, subtract that from 100 percent, and then assign that value to the situation
C)   multiply the variance in the behavioral measure by 2
D)   add the variance in the behavioral measure to the variance for the situational variableE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

One response to Mischel's critique asserts that a fair review of the research on the predictability of behavior from personality traits indicates that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior can never be reliably predicted from personality variables
B)   the predictability of behavior from personality traits is better than is sometimes acknowledged
C)   the predictability of behavior from situations is worse than the predictability from personality
D)   Mischel was right that personality traits are unpredictable from behaviorE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 4: Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

In his book,Personality and Assessment,Mischel argued that behavior can be most accurately predicted from ________.

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A long life is associated with what trait?

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Which of the following is the best example of a situationist argument?

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One response to Mischel's critique asserts that a fair review of the research on the predictability of behavior from personality traits indicates that ________.

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The traditional practice in evaluating the degree to which behavior is affected by the situation has been to ________.

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A long life is associated with what trait?

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Which of the following is the best example of a situationist argument?

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The traditional practice in evaluating the degree to which behavior is affected by the situation has been to ________.

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