Each of the following is true of trait theories except ________
a. it is more difficult to study personality traits than to study self-actualization and unconscious motives
b. some critics feel it is dangerous to reduce human complexity to just a few traits
c. some psychologists question whether traits really can describe and predict behavior
d. they are primarily descriptive and do not explain the causes of personality
Answer: a
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a. Baddeley b. Loftus c. Lashley d. Kandel e. Miller
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