PERSONALITY THEORY

What does the term "persona" mean in Latin, as mentioned in the text?

• Personal identity

• Behavior pattern

• Individuality

• Actor's face mask

How are personality traits defined in the text?

• Specific attributes that define a person's distinctions

• Temporary characteristics that change over time

• Situational behaviors that are random and disorganized

• Personal characteristics that are universal and precise

According to the text, which theory of personality emphasizes the consistency of an individual's behavior in different situations?

• Trait theory
• Jungian theory
• Situationist theory
• Freudian theory

What is one of the challenges mentioned regarding trait theories in the text?

• The lack of research on personality traits
• The large number of traits that can be used to characterize people
• The difficulty in identifying any personality traits
• The existence of too few personality traits to classify people

According to the text, what is a fact about people's personalities?

• They are primarily influenced by situational factors.
• They are all essentially the same.
• They remain consistent over time and across different situations.
• They can be accurately predicted from a single measure.

Personality is defined in the text as something inside people that makes them think, feel, and act differently.

• True
• False

Trait theorists believe that there are only a few basic traits that apply universally to all individuals.

• True
• False

It is possible to accurately predict an individual's behavior on a specific occasion from a single measure of personality.

• true

• false

The text mentions that there is a universal and precise definition of personality that all psychologists agree upon.

• False
• True

A person’s consistency is a fact.

• True

• False