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Review: The Plot Thickens: Personality and Its DevelopmentReviewed Work: The Art and Science of Personality Development by Dan P. McAdams
Review by: Daniel Lapsley
Human Development
Vol. 59, No. 1 (2016)
, pp. 37-48 (12 pages)
Published By: S. Karger AG
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Distinguished by its international recognition since 1958, Human Development publishes theoretical contributions and integrative reviews of lines of research in psychological development within conceptual, historical, and methodological frameworks. Contributions serve to raise theoretical issues, flesh out interesting and potentially powerful ideas, and differentiate key constructs. Contributions come primarily from developmental psychology, but are welcome from other relevant disciplines.
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Chapter 7 QuizRichard is an introvert and finds himself miserable at parties. His response is an example of a(n)________ person-environment transaction.
According to Dan McAdams, the narrative theme of "agency" organizes the life story aroundepisodes of challenging oneself and then accomplishing one's goals.________ generally, refers to the traits that help a person to fulfill socially important adult roles such asbeing a spouse, a parent, or a worker.
Maria is in her late twenties and is a manager at an advertising company. According to the text, Maria isfollowing the ________ Clock.
In one study, researchers found that personality trait scores from the same people measured 10 yearsapart correlated between r = .60 and r = .90. This is evidence forpersonality stability.
A current study is surveying people of different ages in order to understand whether individuals' levels of
c.neither the Feminine Social Clock nor the social clockd.either the Feminine Social Clock or Masculine Social ClockANS:D34.Maria is in her late 20s and is a manager at an advertising company. According to the text, Maria is following the ________.a.Feminine Social Clockc.Masculine Social Clockb.Neither Social Clockd.Occupational AchievementClockANS:C35.According to Dan McAdams, the narrative theme of“agency” organizes the life story around ________.a.an event that seemed terrible at the time but had positiveconsequences in the endb.individuals who had a particular influence in the trajectory ofone’s lifec.episodes of challenging oneself and then accomplishing one’sgoalsd.a high-point, a low-point, and a turning pointANS:C36.Becoming anauthorenables you to form a(n)________.a.sense of purposec.intellectual identityb.well-rounded personalityd.narrative identityANS:D37.What is the correct order of narrative identity development over the life course, according to Dan McAdams?a.actor, agent, authorc.agent, actor, authorb.author, agent, actord.agent, author, actorANS:A38.In the last month, Oscar learned to drive and began working at his first job. These new developments are helping him to see himself asan ________.a.agentc.authorb.actord.artistANS:B39.Ashley has just graduated from law school and in the next few weeks will begin working as a junior partner at a national law firm.Ashley is beginning to see herself as an ________.a.agentc.authorb.artistd.actorANS:A