Jalisa is constantly worried and anxious that her relationship with her boyfriend Travis is in trouble,but Travis doesn't see a reason to be concerned and views Jalisa's fear as
Unnecessary.He thinks that their disagreements are related to personality differences.Which
Of the following research-supported claims about personality could Travis say to Jalisa to
Support his position?

A) "Men are more empathetic than women."
B) "Women are less agreeable than men."
C) "Women are somewhat more neurotic than men."
D) "Men are somewhat less assertive than women."

The covariation principle refers to:

A) the fact that two continuous variables can covary with each other either positively or negatively.
B) the tendency to see a causal relationship between an event and an outcome when they happen at the same time.
C) the fact that people tend to overestimate the role of situational factors in explaining others' behavior.
D) the fact that people tend to overestimate the role of personal factors in explaining others' behavior.

Dmitry Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut successfully domesticated wild foxes by means of

A) a pruning process.
B) selective mating.
C) gene splicing.
D) hormone injections.

People who take personality inventories can lie in order to create a good impression. This best illustrates that the objectivity in scoring personality inventories does not guarantee that they

A) have validity.
B) are empirically derived.
C) assess several different traits.
D) have been subjected to factor analysis.

Relationships between mothers and daughters are closer than other parent-child relationships and especially close as daughters enter middle age.

Dr. Wolski does research on the potential relationship between neurotransmitter deficiencies and mood states. Which psychological specialty does Dr. Wolski's research best represent?

A) endocrinology
B) biological psychology
C) psychoanalysis
D) social psychology