A key criticism of the trait perspective on personality development is that it
A) fails to explain the cause of the differences in the various trait dimensions.
B) focuses too much on the role of unconscious forces in personality development.
C) ignores the evil and selfishness that humans are capable of.
D) lacks supportive evidence for the existence of multiple trait dimensions.
A
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