Present a few of the applications of personality.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: In education, scientific knowledge to improve teaching effectiveness. In business, personality research covers skills assessment and performance evaluation.
Learning Objective: 1-2: Describe the four major types of knowledge relevant to the study of personality.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Areas of Application
Difficulty Level: Medium
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