Personality Reading ECCE

What is the main idea of this article?

• the role of genes on personality

• the effects of shyness on personality

• the evolution of personality

• personality in humans and birds

Who is conducting the bird research?

• psychologists

• ecologists

• sociologists

• wild bird scientists

What does "offspring" mean in the first paragraph?

• behavior

• performance

• parents

• children

How have scientists in the past viewed personality study in animals?

• reliable

• silly

• ambitious

• analytical

Why is the personality of birds being studied?

• to see if the same situation applies to humans

• to see how personality in offspring is similar to parents

• to learn where birds have the best chance for survival

• to prove animals have personality

What have psychologists found out about human personality?

• it varies from place to place

• there are universal traits

• out-going people are sociable

• they are similar to bird personalities