Walter Mischel Has Been a Major Critic of Trait Theories

question 32

Multiple Choice

Walter Mischel has been a major critic of trait theories of personality in arguing that a person's behavior is:

• A) influenced more strongly by the unconscious than trait theorists predict.
• B) consistent only within familiar situations.
• C) not as consistent as trait theorists predict.
• D) less dependent on the situation than trait theories assume.

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