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After studying Chapter 5, you should be able to
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define personality development; |
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define and distinguish three forms of personality stability: Rank-order stability, mean level stability, and personality coherence. |
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define personality change, including the two key features required for identification of "real" personality change; |
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identify and discuss the three levels of analysis for considering personality change and stability; |
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discuss the stability of temperaments during infancy; |
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discuss personality stability during childhood; |
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discuss empirical work examining the life trajectories of bullies and whipping boys from childhood to adulthood; |
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discuss empirical work on rank order personality stability in adulthood; |
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discuss empirical work on mean level personality stability in adulthood; |
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discuss work on changes in self-esteem from adolescence to adulthood, and day-to-day changes in self-esteem (self-esteem variability); |
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discuss empirical work on the changes over time in flexibility and impulsivity; |
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discuss empirical work on the changes over time in autonomy, dominance, leadership, and ambition; |
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discuss empirical work on the changes over time in sensation seeking; |
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discuss empirical work on the changes over time in femininity, competence, independence, and independence, based on the Mills College Study; |
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discuss the relationship between wife's personality, husband's personality, and subsequent marital dissatisfaction and divorce; |
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discuss the relationship between personality and subsequent alcoholism and emotional disturbance; |
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discuss the relationship between impulsivity and subsequent educational and academic achievement; |
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discuss empirical work on the relationships between childhood temper tantrums and adult outcomes such as criminality; |
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discuss work suggesting that choice of marriage partner predicts personality change and stability over time; and |
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identify and discuss other personality dimensions besides traits that might change over time. |