Maddie is a personality theorist who believes that our individual traits and thoughts interact with our social world as we move from one situation to another.Maddie is most likely to agree with which of the following perspectives on personality?

A) social-cognitive perspective
B) behavioral genetic perspective
C) psychodynamic perspective
D) psychoanalytic perspective

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Brendan Eshom · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Maddie's belief in the interaction of individual traits and the social world aligns with the social-cognitive perspective, which focuses on the interaction between personal factors, such as traits and thoughts, and environmental factors, such as social influences. The behavioral genetic perspective emphasizes the role of genetics in personality, whereas the psychodynamic and psychoanalytic perspectives focus on unconscious processes and early childhood experiences.

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