People tend to describe themselves in different ways under different circumstances. According to Mendoza-Denton's (2001) research, people who are given open-ended prompts tend to describe themselves using ________ terms

A) state-like and specific
B) state specific
C) situationally contingent
D) relationship-based
E) trait-like and global


Answer: E

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