Merry is normally a very quiet person who remains somewhat quiet during conversations and social settings. Merry is also the reigning national debate club champion. According to the Trait Activation Theory, what happens to Merry at competitions?
A) She becomes highly narcissistic and is rude to the other competitors.
B) Being at the competition causes Merry to draw on normally unused traits.
C) Merry stops pretending to be shy.
D) Being at the competition causes Merry to internalize.
E) Merry wins by not saying much.
B
Explanation: B) According to the theory, certain situations cause one to "activate" certain personality traits. In this case, the normally shy Merry has extroversion traits activated for the competition.
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