Beginning in the 1960s, many personality psychologists objected to the notion that situational constraints determined behavior. What argument did they advance instead?
A) Personality traits don't really exist.
B) The idea of a situational context is fictitious.
C) Stable personality traits can predict behavior reliably.
D) The effects of personality on behavior are too small to matter.

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Many personality psychologists advanced the argument that stable personality traits can predict behavior reliably, rather than situational constraints determining behavior. This came to be known as the trait theory of personality.

Beginning in the 1960s, Many Personality Psychologists Objected to the Notion