A Key Criticism of the Trait Perspective on Personality Development

question 137

Multiple Choice

A key criticism of the trait perspective on personality development is that it

• A)fails to explain the cause of the differences in the various trait dimensions.
• B)ignores the evil and selfishness that humans are capable of.
• C)focuses too much on the role of unconscious forces in personality development.
• D)lacks supportive evidence for existence of multiple trait dimensions.

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