When the scores are widely spread, the number representing this variability will be

Matching hypothesis

What will be an ideal response?

The term "personality trait" refers to

a. a particular pattern of thinking and behaving that prevails across time and situations, differentiating one person from another. b. the different categories into which personality characteristics can be assigned. c. an enduring personal characteristic thatreveals itself in a particular pattern of behavior across a variety of situations. d. individual differences in cognition and behavior. e. the personal tendencies that appear in childhood and are modified by subsequent experience.