When I banged on the heating pipe, it stopped making a noise. The next time I heard that noise, I immediately banged on the pipe. This seems to be an example of

What is the term for the trait characterized by a need for order in the environment?

A) Extraversion B) Openness C) Agreeableness D) Conscientiousness

Mischel's basic argument (that began a great controversy) was that

A) knowing someone's personality traits does not allow one to predict that person's behavior in a particular situation. B) the correlations between personality traits and behaviors are so high that it is redundant to study them both. C) it is futile to look at the situation because behavior is almost completely determined by a person's traits. D) "personality" is not correlated with any behavior. E) none of these.