Many Researchers Fail to Produce Strong Links Between Personality Traits

question 5

Multiple Choice

Many researchers fail to produce strong links between personality traits and behavior. Trait theorists have argued that this is because

• A) researchers don't perform the correct statistical analysis.
• B) researchers don't measure personality traits correctly.
• C) researchers don't measure behavior correctly.
• D) statistical analyses skew personality data.

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