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12. Which of the following statements is not true
concerning personality?
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a.
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Personality attributes are influenced by
environment.
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b.
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Personality attributes are influenced by
heredity.
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c.
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Personality is primarily determined by
gender.
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d.
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All of these represent the current
thinking.
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ANS: C
13. Recent
research has shown that for many personality characteristics, identical twins
who are raised in different families are more similar to each other than are
twins who are raised in the same family. This evidence would seem to support
which of the following statements?
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a.
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Genetics may play a larger role in the
development of personality than once thought.
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b.
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The environment and culture dictate the
development of personality.
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c.
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Both the nature and nurture sides are
equally supported by this evidence.
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d.
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Heredity may play a smaller role than
many experts had believed.
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ANS: A
14. Many
personality theorists would argue that ____ sets limits on the range of development
of characteristics and that within this range environmental forces determine
characteristics.
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a.
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group membership
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b.
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culture
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c.
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gender
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d.
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heredity
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ANS: D
15. Aspects
of the environment that influence personality formation include all of the
following except:
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a.
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group membership
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b.
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family
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c.
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gender
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d.
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culture
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