Mischel and Shoda's cognitive-affective personality system is an attempt to account for
A)trait variability across situations.
B)people's inconsistent behaviors.
C)people's stability of behaviors.
D)both stable traits and situations.
E)all of these.

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The cognitive-affective personality system posits that both stable traits and situations play a role in determining behavior, thus accounting for both trait variability across situations and people's stability of behaviors, while still acknowledging the existence of inconsistent behaviors. Therefore, option D is the correct answer. Option E is not the best choice as it suggests Mischel and Shoda's theory accounts for all aspects of personality.

Mischel and Shoda's Cognitive-Affective Personality System Is an Attempt to Account