In Leikas, Lönnqvist, and Verkasalo (2012), participants interacted with trained actors. What was one of the major conclusions from this study?
A) Behaviors with more situation variance had less person variance.
B) Behaviors with less situation variance had less person variance.
C) Situations didn't vary that much.
D) People didn't vary that much.

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Behaviors that showed more variance across different situations (i.e., were more dependent on the situation) tended to show less variance across different individuals, suggesting that the way individuals behave is more consistent in situations that strongly dictate how one should act.

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