Melanie excitedly told her friends at school about the new house her parents bought. Her friends reacted differently to this information. One asked about the locality of the new house, whereas another asked about the size of the house and the number of rooms it had. This difference in thought process of Melanie's friends can be explained by the approach to personality.

Suppose you are a freshmen in college and you have not declared a major. one reason you enrolled at your respective college was the school's vibrant social life. at the same time, you want to balance your academic life because you know that your grades will matter for graduate school or job applications. you decide to forgo partying for two hours to study for an upcoming economics exam. in your first semester's principles of economics class, you learn that the enjoyment you would have received from partying is an example of a(n)