Question

Which of the following statements concerning the debate between personality change and stability is not correct? A. Research indicates that some aspects of personality change while other aspects appear to remain stable. B. Changes in personality are found throughout childhood and in adolescence. C. Personality is more malleable before one reaches adulthood. D. An infant’s personality provides a solid basis for determining what their personality will be later. Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Answer 1

D. An infant’s personality provides a solid basis for determining what their personality will be later.

Personality Psychology tackles different people's characteristic ways of thinking, feeling , coping and behaving. Personality is capable of change and stability throughout an individual's life ( at any point in time). Infant's personality has equal possibility of becoming stable or changed as the person matures.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. An infant’s personality provides a solid basis for determining what their personality will be later.

This statement is not true regarding personality change and stability, because an infant's (age 0-3 years) personality is just emerging, and lacks stability. From birth to three years of age infants do not have a fixed or stable personality as such. Due to this it is false that an infant’s personality provides a solid basis for determining what their personality will be later.