Walter Mischel Argued That Personality Tests Are Flawed Because

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Multiple Choice

Walter Mischel argued that personality tests are flawed because

• A)people fail to give accurate self-reports because of the response set of social desirability.
• B)people respond to demand characteristics - they respond as they feel the tester would like them to.
• C)the concept of personality is an illusion.
• D)the majority have been shown to have extremely low reliability.
• E)their flawed assumption that personality characteristics are stable.

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