What Two Important Ideas Are Combined in Mischel's Cognitive-Affective Personality

question 50

Multiple Choice

What two important ideas are combined in Mischel's cognitive-affective personality system?

• A) An individual's construal of the world is important, and individuals have completely stable personality traits.
• B) Observation is the most important source of learning, and individuals have completely stable personality traits.
• C) Observation is the most important source of learning, and the cognitive system has multiple tracks.
• D) An individual's construal of the world is important, and the cognitive system has multiple components that often interact.

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