The fact that people often use verbal "hedges" when describing someone's personality indicates they

a. are less confident in their judgments than are psychologists.
b. don't really know other people.
c. believe traits may be reflected in only particular kinds of situations.
d. don't believe personality is related to behavior.


C

Psychology

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