Which of the Following Is True About the Trait Approach

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the trait approach to personality?

• A) Trait researchers generally are not interested in understanding and predicting the behavior of a single individual.
• B) It is not easy to make comparisons across people with the trait approach.
• C) The trait approach has been responsible for generating a number of useful approaches to psychotherapy.
• D) Trait theorists place a greater emphasis on discovering the mechanisms underlying behavior than do theorists from other approaches to personality.

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Definitions:

Attributional Ambiguity

A phenomenon whereby members of stigmatized groups often can be uncertain whether negative experiences are based on their own actions and abilities or are the result of prejudice.

Discrimination

Unequal treatment or prejudice against individuals on the basis of their membership in a particular group, negatively affecting their opportunities and well-being.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A theory suggesting that people experience discomfort (dissonance) when holding conflicting cognitions and are motivated to reduce this discomfort by altering attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors.

Outgroups

Groups to which a person does not belong or identify, often viewed as different or outside the social norm.