Tamera is ambitious to the point of evaluating everything she does in terms of how it will help her achieve her goals. Since ambition controls her personality, Allport would call this a
A) surface trait.
B) central trait.
C) secondary trait.
D) cardinal trait.

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According to Allport's theory, a cardinal trait is a dominant trait that controls and shapes a person's behavior and personality. In Tamera's case, her ambition is such a dominant and all-pervasive trait that it defines and directs her entire personality. Therefore, her ambition can be described as a cardinal trait.

Tamera Is Ambitious to the Point of Evaluating Everything She