People with assertive personalities often are better at coping with life changes than passive individuals because they are better able to demand and get the attention they need.

A researcher tests whether people with a long index finger behave differently from people with a long ring finger. What kind of research is this?

a. Case history b. Correlation c. Single-blind experiment d. Double-blind experiment

The authors of your textbook have suggested that one reason for the relatively poor long-term reliability of personality tests is that

a. the tests are not really measuring personality. b. personality is too broad of a construct to adequately measure. c. personality tests are too vague and subjective. d. although people exhibit a core of stability, they continually change.