Multiple Choice
Which of the following assumptions underlies the trait approach to personality?
A) Each person belongs in one and only one personality category.
B) We can place a person somewhere along a continuum of behaviors.
C) People in one personality category are distinctly different from people in other categories.
D) Personality can change as a function of the situation the person is in.
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