Priscilla is a psychologist. When she says that someone has a "personality," what is she referring to?
a. The person's lively and bubbly demeanor.
b. The person's tendency to act shyly in some situations and gregariously in other situations.
c. The person's stable pattern of emotions, motives, and behavior.
d. The person's behavioral characteristics that make them similar to their family members.
C
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Wes has always been a loner. He has never much cared for being with other people and does not form relationships easily. He appears to be without emotion. Wes may be exhibiting:
A) schizoid personality disorder. B) paranoid personality disorder. C) histrionic personality disorder. D) narcissistic personality disorder.
Critics of the biological explanations for increased androgyny at midlife point out that
A) a rise in "masculine" traits in women when children depart from the home does not always occur. B) women become more sensitive after children depart from the home, in order to enrich the marital relationship. C) hormone levels in both genders tend to remain stable across the lifespan. D) both men and women actually become more masculine with age.