Nicole, the HR manager, collected information about the personality of people within the organisation and their levels of honesty.She found that employees who displayed the personality characteristic of Machiavellianism were more likely to lie at work.Nicole collected:
A) within-person metrics
B) within-person variability
C) between-person metrics
D) group-level metrics

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Nicole's collection of information about employees' personality traits and levels of honesty indicates that she collected between-person metrics, as she is examining individual differences between individuals within the organization. Within-person metrics would involve collecting data on the same individual over time, whereas within-person variability refers to fluctuations in an individual's behavior or emotions over time. Group-level metrics would involve collecting data on the organization as a whole or on groups of individuals within the organization. Therefore, the best choice is C, between-person metrics.

Nicole, the HR Manager, Collected Information About the Personality of People