Imagine That the Personality Traits of Openness and Extroversion Are

question 229

Multiple Choice

Imagine that the personality traits of openness and extroversion are positively correlated. If Andrea's score in openness is extremely low,

• A) she would most likely score at the low end of the extroversion scale.
• B) it is impossible to predict how she is likely to score on the extroversion scale without more information.
• C) she would most likely score at the high end of the extroversion scale.
• D) she would probably score close to the median on the extroversion scale.

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