You are listening to a psychologist describe her approach to personality. She argues that through past learning, expectations about event outcomes are formed. Further, she suggests that one must consider the person, the environment, and the person-environment interaction. This psychologist takes the __________ approach.

a. social-cognitive (definition: pass learnings)
b. trait
c. psychodynamic
d. humanist


Answer: a. social-cognitive (definition: pass learnings)

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