His teachers described Darrell as being very honest and conscientious on the bas

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His teachers described Darrell as being very honest and conscientious on the basis of his classroom performance. However, his basketball coach observed Darrell breaking the rules and taking cheap shots during practice, and described him as a cheat. Such findings have led to criticism of trait theories of personality because __________.

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A. Different observers tend to describe a single individual in terms of different traits

B. Personality is based on fluid cognitive structures rather than systems of traits

C. People behave much less consistently across situations than trait theory predicts

D. People behave much more consistently across situations than trait theory predicts

Explanation / Answer

The answer is Option C, that people behave much less consistently across situations than what trait theory predicts. According to trait theorists, personality can be conceptualised as a relatively fixed and unchanging set of attributes. However, as noted in this example, the same invidivual can display a wide range of behaviours, depending on the context.

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