A psychologist develops a test to measure individual differences in social anxiety. She obtains social anxiety scores from a large group of participants, and then tries to predict how those scoring high on the test will act in a social situation as compared to those scoring low. This psychologist would probably be identified with which approach to personality?

A. Psychoanalytic
B. Trait
C. Humanistic
D. Behavioral/social learning


Ans: B. Trait

Psychology

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Psychology