Question

15-year-old Adam is obsessed with violent R-rated movies and lately has started exhibiting violent behaviours himself. His mother believes Adam’s behaviour is a result of what he sees in the movies. On the other hand, Adam’s father thinks that things are not that simple and Adam’s violent behaviour is not just a product of his environment, but also due to personal factors. Apart from his violent outbursts, Adam appears to be bashful and tentative in social situations.

Which of the following protagonists is Adam more likely to be influenced by?

a. The Joker from Batman because he is funny

b. Hermione from Harry Potter because she is smart

c. Achilles from Troy because he had an epic death

d. Thor from The Avengers because he is attractive

According to Eysenck’s theory, which of the following is correct about Adam?

Select one:

a. Adam is extraverted and experiences high levels of arousability

b. Adam is introverted and experiences high levels of arousability

c. Adam is extraverted and experiences high levels of neuroticism

d. Adam is introverted and experiences high levels of neuroticism

Imagine two hypothetical scenarios:

Scenario 1: Adam has an identical twin reared in a different household by different parents from Adam.

Scenario 2: Adam has a fraternal twin reared in the same household by the same parents as Adam

Which of the following cases is most likely?

Select one:

a. The fraternal twin reared in the same house would have a similar personality to Adam’s.

b. An identical twin reared apart and a fraternal twin reared together have the same chance of having a personality similar to Adam’s.

c. We can’t make any inferences because the environment has a stronger effect on personality than genetics.

d. The identical twin reared apart would have a personality similar to Adam’s.

Answer 1

Ans 1) Adam is likely to be influenced by Thor from Avengers, I belive that both biological as well an environment factirs contribute for the same. Adam is liking strong persoalities he has high level of extraversion, as well as movies are fostering his behaviour. Hence he would like Thor because of his strong personality and hammer in his hand.

Ans 2) Option a) Adam is extrovert with high level of arousability, these people get bored easily, look out for change and try out for different things in order to satify themselves.

Scence 1) The traits of the identitical twin would be same as both have same biological background. Though intensity of both would vary.

Scene 2) Since fraternal twin and Adam are raised in same background he may or may not get influenced due to movies.