Nirosha believes that traits and abilities as fixed at birth and remain the same no matter what.By contrast, Tumi believes that people develop their traits and abilities across time, and that they can become better and better with practice.Social psychologists would say that Nirosha is a(n) ____ while Tumi is a(n) ____.
A)collectivist; individualist
B)individualist; collectivist
C)incremental theorist; entity theorist
D)entity theorist; incremental theorist

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Nirosha's belief aligns with an entity theorist, who sees traits as fixed, while Tumi's belief aligns with an incremental theorist, who sees traits as developable.

Nirosha Believes That Traits and Abilities as Fixed at Birth