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What makes a personal quality part of someone’s personality?

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How might the common expression “daddy’s girl” be rooted in the idea of the Electra complex?

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Describe the personality of someone who is fixated at the anal stage.

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Describe the difference between extroverts and introverts in terms of what is energizing to each.

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Discuss Horney’s perspective on Freud’s concept of penis envy.

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Compare the personalities of someone who has high self-efficacy to someone who has low self-efficacy.

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Compare and contrast Skinner’s perspective on personality development to Freud’s.

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How might a temperament mix between parent and child affect family life?

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How stable are the Big Five factors over one’s lifespan?

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Compare the personality of someone who scores high on agreeableness to someone who scores low on agreeableness.

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Why might it be important to consider cultural influences on personality?

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Why might a prospective employer screen applicants using personality assessments?

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Why would a clinician give someone a projective test?