The Block and Block Longitudinal Study, which initiated the testing of a sample of more than 100 children from the Berkeley-Oakland area of California when the children were 3 years old, found:

A. a lack of personality coherence.
B. less stability over short intervals of time.
C. stability in activity level over time.
D. more stability over long intervals of time.

Answer: C

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