Which theories are less concerned with the explanation for personality development and changing personality than they are with describing personality and predicting behavior based on that description?
a) trait theories
b) psychodynamic theories
c) archetype theories
d) behaviorist theories
ANS: A, Trait theories are less concerned with the explanation for personality development than they are with describing personality and predicting behavior.
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