WGU D564 Theories of Personality
Complete Study Guide (Key Terms and
Lesson Questions from the official
course material) Questions & Certified
Definitions (2025/2026 Update)
Terms in this set (466)
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Big Five -
Answer✓✓
a model of personality that includes five major dimensions—neuroticism, extraversion,
openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness—on which each person is scored
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description -
Answer✓✓
how people characterize an individual's personality, examining differences between people
_____________Quiz____________?
development -
Answer✓✓
1
,how an individual's personality changes over their lifetime, influenced by biological factors and
experiences
_____________Quiz____________?
factors -
Answer✓✓
quantitative dimensions used to describe personality encompassing a broad range of behaviors
and often have underlying biological variables
_____________Quiz____________?
individual differences -
Answer✓✓
how people differ in terms of their personality traits, behaviors, and characteristics
_____________Quiz____________?
personality -
Answer✓✓
enduring traits and behaviors that define individuals and contribute to their uniqueness
_____________Quiz____________?
personality theories -
Answer✓✓
2
,frameworks and approaches that aim to understand individual characteristics, behaviors, and
development
_____________Quiz____________?
types -
Answer✓✓
categories of people (e.g., introverts) with similar characteristics that are used to describe
personality; each person belongs to one category, and there are no partial memberships within
a category
_____________Quiz____________?
traits -
Answer✓✓
quantitative measures used to describe personality; each trait focuses on a specific set of
characteristics (e.g., openness to experience) and gives each person a score, indicating where
they fall on a scale from low to high in that trait
_____________Quiz____________?
The "three Ds" of personality -
Answer✓✓
description (how to characterize individuals), dynamics (motivation and adaptation), and
development (influences and changes)—are central concerns in personality psychology theories.
3
, _____________Quiz____________?
personality dynamics -
Answer✓✓
the processes that reveal a person's personality, specifically on how their motivations drive
their actions
_____________Quiz____________?
adaptation -
Answer✓✓
the process of adjusting and dealing with the external world and its demands to effectively
function in different situations
_____________Quiz____________?
biological influences -
Answer✓✓
the impact of genetic factors and heredity on shaping an individual's personality traits and
characteristics
_____________Quiz____________?
personality development -
Answer✓✓
how an individual's personality traits and characteristics change and evolve over their lifetime
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Complete Study Guide (Key Terms and
Lesson Questions from the official
course material) Questions & Certified
Definitions (2025/2026 Update)
Terms in this set (466)
_____________Quiz____________?
Big Five -
Answer✓✓
a model of personality that includes five major dimensions—neuroticism, extraversion,
openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness—on which each person is scored
_____________Quiz____________?
description -
Answer✓✓
how people characterize an individual's personality, examining differences between people
_____________Quiz____________?
development -
Answer✓✓
1
,how an individual's personality changes over their lifetime, influenced by biological factors and
experiences
_____________Quiz____________?
factors -
Answer✓✓
quantitative dimensions used to describe personality encompassing a broad range of behaviors
and often have underlying biological variables
_____________Quiz____________?
individual differences -
Answer✓✓
how people differ in terms of their personality traits, behaviors, and characteristics
_____________Quiz____________?
personality -
Answer✓✓
enduring traits and behaviors that define individuals and contribute to their uniqueness
_____________Quiz____________?
personality theories -
Answer✓✓
2
,frameworks and approaches that aim to understand individual characteristics, behaviors, and
development
_____________Quiz____________?
types -
Answer✓✓
categories of people (e.g., introverts) with similar characteristics that are used to describe
personality; each person belongs to one category, and there are no partial memberships within
a category
_____________Quiz____________?
traits -
Answer✓✓
quantitative measures used to describe personality; each trait focuses on a specific set of
characteristics (e.g., openness to experience) and gives each person a score, indicating where
they fall on a scale from low to high in that trait
_____________Quiz____________?
The "three Ds" of personality -
Answer✓✓
description (how to characterize individuals), dynamics (motivation and adaptation), and
development (influences and changes)—are central concerns in personality psychology theories.
3
, _____________Quiz____________?
personality dynamics -
Answer✓✓
the processes that reveal a person's personality, specifically on how their motivations drive
their actions
_____________Quiz____________?
adaptation -
Answer✓✓
the process of adjusting and dealing with the external world and its demands to effectively
function in different situations
_____________Quiz____________?
biological influences -
Answer✓✓
the impact of genetic factors and heredity on shaping an individual's personality traits and
characteristics
_____________Quiz____________?
personality development -
Answer✓✓
how an individual's personality traits and characteristics change and evolve over their lifetime
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