Personality and Esteem

Your ____ consists of consists of the

behaviors, attitudes, feelings, and ways of thinking that make you an indi-

vidual.

• heredity

• health

• self esteem

• personality

Many researchers use _____ central traits to

describe how people behave, relate to others, and react to change. These

• four

• six

• five

• three

This trait is characterized by people who are usually forgiving and good-natured. They assume that other people are honest and trustworthy.

• Agreeableness

• Openess

• Extroversion

• Conscientiousness

This personality trait describes how you like to focus your energy or how much like being around other people.

• Agreeableness

• Extroversion

• Conscientiousness

• Emotional Stability

People with this personality trait approach tasks in an organized, deliberate, and thorough manner.

• Extroversion

• Agreeableness

• Conscientiousness

• Openness

This personality trait describes someone who focuses on the positive side of things and is calm, even in difficult situations.

• Extroversion

• Openness

• Emotional Stability

• Agreeableness

This trait describes people who are likely to have

a wide range of interests and may be less predictable.

• Emotional Stability

• Openness

• Agreeableness

• Conscientiousness

What two factors influences how personality forms?

• heredity and family

• Family and envinronment

• heredity and environment

• culture and environment

Which of the following words describes when a child copies the behaviors of others?

• copying

• modeling

• impersonating

• mimic

This refers to people in a group who are about the same age and share sim-

ilar interests

• peers

• classmates

• colleagues

• coworkers