Kearstein is quiet and shy, although she is less quiet and shy

when she is at family gatherings than when she is in her college class. This example of Kearstein supports the concept of
a. situational fixations.
b. possible selves.
c. incongruence.
d. trait-situation interaction.


ANSWER: d

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