Can You Really Change Your Personality? | SciShow Quiz

What do most psychologists today define personality as?

• The automatic pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that come out in certain situations

• A fixed set of traits determined at birth

• The result of one's environment and upbringing only

• A collection of habits formed during early childhood

According to the text, can your personality change throughout your life?

• Yes, and it can change at any point in your life

• Yes, but only through significant life events

• Yes, but only during childhood

• No, it remains constant from birth

What model is used to break down personality into five general categories?

• The Five-Factor Model

• The Big Ten

• The Character Cube

• The Personality Pyramid

Which personality trait tends to increase as people age?

• Openness to experience

• Conscientiousness

• Agreeableness

• Extraversion

What effect does getting married have on personality, according to studies?

• Increases emotional stability

• Increases extraversion

• Decreases openness to experience

• Decreases conscientiousness

What was a goal of therapy mentioned in the text?

• To help people accept their unchangeable personality traits

• To help people become more social or more organized

• To diagnose personality disorders only

• To prevent personality changes

Which trait did participants successfully boost in a 2015 study?

• Agreeableness and openness

• Extraversion and emotional stability

• Conscientiousness and neuroticism

• Neuroticism and extraversion

In a 2018 study, how were participants able to change their personality traits?

• By taking personality-altering medication

• By undergoing surgery

• By changing their diet

• By completing specific challenges

What was a reported downside of acting extraverted for a week by naturally introverted participants?

• They lost their ability to be alone

• They felt more authentic

• They felt less happy and more tired

• They became permanently extraverted

What is a key to changing your personality, according to the text?

• Ignoring your current personality traits

• Focusing on changing others instead

• Finding specific actions that practice your chosen trait

• Changing your personality is not possible