Do People Really Change

The big takeaway from this new research is that our personalities do transform over time. As adults, we won't be the same as we were as teens, and our personalities will continue to change throughout our entire lives. Still, these changes won't be random. Personality changes often happen in expected ways, with most people becoming more emotionally steady and socially mature.

• Yes

• No

Even though people change over time, the relationship between traits often remains similar. For example, someone who was very open to new experiences but who was not agreeable as a teenager was likely still more open to new things than agreeable as an adult. Scores changed, and sometimes scores changed a lot, but they didn't change randomly.

• Yes

• No

Which sentence best describes the central idea of the article?

• People's personalities naturally change over time, often in predictable ways.

• 1. People's personalities stop changing after they reach adulthood.

• 1. People's personalities are more likely to change in childhood.

• 1. People always become kinder the older they get.

Which of the following best describes the theme of 'Do People Really Change'?

• People remain the same throughout their lives.

• People change in unpredictable ways.

• People change in predictable ways over time.

• People never change.

What is the main idea of the text 'Do People Really Change'?

• People's personalities are fixed from birth.

• People's personalities change over time in expected ways.

• People's personalities change randomly.

• People's personalities do not change after adolescence.

In the context of 'Do People Really Change', what does the word 'transform' mean?

• Stay the same

• Change completely

• Disappear

• Improve slightly

Which sentence structure is used in the statement: 'As adults, we won't be the same as we were as teens'?

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

What literary device is used in the phrase 'our personalities do transform over time'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which of the following is a synonym for 'mature' as used in 'socially mature'?

• Immature

• Developed

• Young

• Naive

What is the tone of the passage 'Do People Really Change'?

• Pessimistic

• Optimistic

• Neutral

• Sarcastic