While growing up, Gary was often described as "easy going, agreeable, and collaborative." Now, after graduating college, Gary has taken a job that requires constant competition with his co-workers in order to be successful. According to Skinner's behavioral approach to personality, how is Gary likely to respond to this new work environment?
A. He will continue to be easy going, agreeable, and collaborative and likely do poorly at his job.
B. His personality will interact with the demands of his job and he may become more competitive in order to succeed.
C. He will abandon his prior qualities and adopt completely new personality traits in order to succeed.
D. He will try to be competitive but his superego will prevent this and cause him to do poorly at his job.
Answer: B
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