How have advances in our understanding of genetics, irritability, brain anatomy, and a general biological perspective contributed to the development of trait theories of personality?
A) These areas reinforce the notion that traits are categories, rather than dimensions.
B) Advances in these areas have allowed trait theories to explain why people differ on various traits.
C) Advances in these areas have confirmed that the core number of trait dimensions is seven.
D) These areas have all provided support for the unconscious origins of most traits.
B) Advances in these areas have allowed trait theories to explain why people differ on various traits.
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