In the context of James Marcia's identity statuses, _________ is a stable investment in one's goals, values, or beliefs

Many researchers fail to produce strong links between personality traits and behavior. Epstein has argued that the reason for this failure is because

A. researchers don't perform the correct statistical analysis. B. researchers don't measure personality traits correctly. C. researchers don't measure behavior correctly. D. none of the above

Lidia's son Jose has been misbehaving with the other children in his preschool for the past few days. Lidia is upset about it and wants to correct her son's behavior. One day, as Jose comes to show her one of his drawings, Lidia grimaces and looks away. On another occasion, she closes the door of her bedroom, leaving Jose in the hall, something she usually does not do. Lidia feels that her curt treatment would make Jose realize his mistake. In this case, which of the following disciplinary strategies is Lidia using?

A. Corporal punishment B. Inductive reasoning C. Power assertion D. Withdrawal of love