Which of the following is a personal characteristic that is unique to each individual and is generally stable over the course of one's life?

a.

Motivation

b.

Personality

c.

Culture

d.

Subculture

B, personality

Explanation:

Personality is the set of behaviors and emotional patterns that determine and predict a person's behavior. An individual's personality is unique and it does not usually change over the lifetime although it can be modified by the usage of medicine, an illness, or through the experience of a profound trauma.

Personality determine a person's behavior and their response to various situations. The so called Big Five components of personality include: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism (emotional stability).

Answer:B, personality

Explanation: personality is like who you are because it comprises behaviour, attitude, beliefs and ideas that one has or have acquired.

It comprises the whole person so it is very unlikely to change.