Which of the following is considered a weakness of trait theory?
a. ?It oversimplifies human variability in describing all people on the basis of a small number of dimensions.
b. ?It has not contributed any kind of practical or benefit to the study of personality.
c. ?It has not generated any additional theories or questions to research.
d. ?It does not provide psychologists with a common framework or language to study personality.
ANSWER:
a
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