In Leikas, Lönnqvist, and Verkasalo (2012), participants interacted with trained actors. The number of times a participant gestured depended mostly on his or her own characteristics. Which of the following reflects the correct interpretation of this result?
A) The amount of variability explained by the person was small.
B) The amount of variability explained by the person was large.
C) The amount of variability explained by the situation was small.
D) The amount of variability explained by the situation was large.

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The result indicates that the participant's own characteristics had a significant influence on the number of gestures, suggesting that the variability explained by the person was large.

In Leikas, Lönnqvist, and Verkasalo (2012), Participants Interacted with Trained