Edmund wants to identify relatively consistent patterns of thought and behavior, measure these traits, and determine how these traits interact in a particular context to determine how a person will behave in any given situation. Edmund wants to conduct research in the area of ________.
A) cognition
B) perception
C) personality
D) social psychology

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Edmund's interest in identifying consistent patterns of thought and behavior, measuring these traits, and determining how they interact in a particular context to predict behavior aligns with the study of personality. Personality psychology focuses on understanding individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Edmund Wants to Identify Relatively Consistent Patterns of Thought and Behavior