Critics of the trait approach have argued that the correlations typically found between personality trait measures and measures of behavior
A)indicate that only a small percentage of variance in behavior can be accounted for by personality traits.
B)could be improved by aggregating data.
C)are not as large as those found in medical research.
D)indicate that there is little evidence for cross-situational consistency of traits.

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Critics argue that the correlations found between personality traits and behavior are not strong enough to account for all of the variance in behavior, suggesting that other factors also play a role in determining behavior. Therefore, only a small percentage of variance in behavior can be accounted for by personality traits.

Critics of the Trait Approach Have Argued That the Correlations