Which of the following is a feature of the theoretical approach?

A. A theory is used to view all important traits as captured by the natural language.
B. A theory is used to reduce a large array of diverse personality traits into a cluster of traits that covary.
C. A theory is used to determine variables that are important.
D. A theory is primarily used to classify acts into trait categories.


Answer: C

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