Victor, a 35-year-old, is generally a very friendly, outgoing, and sociable person. In the context of the three important assumptions that form the basic foundation for trait psychology, trait psychologists tend to assume that he:
A. will have a lesser degree of these traits in the future.
B. will be friendly, outgoing, and sociable even in the future.
C. was probably a nonsocial, unfriendly, and withdrawn child.
D. will have a greater degree of these traits in the future.
Answer: B
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