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What is individual differences?
What is individual differences?
- The similarities among people's characteristics and behavior patterns
- The differences among people's physical characteristics only
- Distinctiveness and variations among people's characteristics and behavior patterns (correct)
- The differences among people's psychological characteristics only
What is situationism according to the text?
What is situationism according to the text?
- The view that people behave the same way regardless of the situation they are in
- The view that personal traits influence one's behavior
- The view that situations and circumstances in which one is placed influence one's behavior (correct)
- The view that external factors have no influence on one's behavior
What is the main point of the text?
What is the main point of the text?
- All people possess the same physical and psychological characteristics
- Individual variations are common within and across all species, and psychologists study individual differences in people's characteristics and behavior patterns (correct)
- Situational factors have no influence on people's behavior
- Personal traits are the only factor that influences people's behavior