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Personality traits can be useful predictors of real-world behaviours, but only when they are __________ across different situations.
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Personality tests can be useful, but even the best ones cannot provide completely accurate descriptions of individuals or their future behavior.
Personality tests are best at predicting a. a person's behavior on a specific occasion. b. a person's average behavior across many situations. c. inherited traits, such as conscientious. ness. d. cultural traits expressed in thin slices of behavior.
___ theories of personality focus on describing characteristic behavior patterns, such as agreeableness or extraversion.
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