Item — sat-dog

Medium Reading and Writing · Information and Ideas · None · MCQ

The article claims that, despite a pervasive understanding that a person’s environment shapes their personality, recent research has found that the relationship between a person’s environment and their personality is not as strong as it was previously thought. This is due to a number of factors, including the fact that a person’s personality is a complex construct and is shaped by multiple factors.

The author claims that the relationship between a person’s environment and personality is not as strong as previously thought because

A
personality is a complex construct that is shaped by multiple factors.
B
research has found that people's personalities are not as easily shaped as once thought.
C
people tend to have stronger personalities than their surroundings would suggest.
D
there is a lack of consensus among researchers about the relationship between environment and personality.

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