Which of the following is true of traits?

A. Traits are descriptors used to label personality
B. Sheldon (1974) categorized people according to four body types
C. Modern theorists view traits as discrete rather than continuous entities
D. According to trait theorists, categorizing people into separate groups of ‘sociable’ versus ‘unsociable’ is extremely useful

Related Mcqs:

Which of the following traits is not part of the five-factor model of personality?
A. Openness
B. Anxiety
C. Extraversion
D. Agreeableness
Which of the following human traits are hereditary:
A. Height
B. Color of skin and hair
C. Structure of bones
D. All of the above
Allport’s idea that the traits around which someone organizes their life are called_________traits.
A. Cardinal
B. Secondary
C. Central
D. Source
The concept of traits is used to account for personal characteristics that are:
A. biologically determined
B. relatively permanent and enduring
C. situation specific
D. shared by a group
Dependence, passivity and greediness are regarded as traits found in the so-called __________?
A. Anal character
B. Phallic stage
C. Genital stage
D. Oral character
E. None of these
Central traits _____________?
A. Were suggested by a behaviorist to explain behavior
B. Organize and control behavior across many situations
C. Are more situations specific than they are secondary traits
D. Are seen in growth-oriented individuals
E. None of these
The nature/nurture controversy considers the degree to which traits and behaviors are determined by _______________?
A. genes or experience
B. continuity or stages
C. life-span stability or change
D. maturation or genes
Heredity refers to those traits which are transmitted to the children:
A. Parents
B. Environment
C. Educational institution
D. All of the above
_____has done a good work on personality traits:
A. Kundu C.L.
B. Catell R.B.
C. Skinner
D. None of these
Dr. Roberts engages in basic research involving the construction and validation of tests designed to assess individual differences in traits such as anxiety and self-esteem, which specialty area does her research best represent?
A. developmental psychology
B. personality psychology
C. biological psychology
D. social psychology