You Are Interested in Trying to Predict Someone's Behaviour in a Specific

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Multiple Choice

You are interested in trying to predict someone's behaviour in a specific situation, such as whether he will steal some office supplies in a particular setting, and you are considering using an assessment of personality traits to make this prediction. Based on the research evidence, which of the following is the best course of action?

• A)Assess for the "Big Five" personality traits.
• B)Assess for Raymond Cattell's 16 personality factors.
• C)Assess for Hans Eysenck's "supertraits".
• D)Don't use any of these measures because they are all typically uncorrelated with specific behaviours.

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