Which of the following is NOT one of the responses to the situationist argument?
A) Personality researchers argued that Mischel's literature review was selective.
B) Personality researchers searched for certain kinds of people who were more consistent than others.
C) Personality researchers started to think more carefully about the importance of a correlation of .40.
D) Personality researchers worked harder to find single traits that could strongly predict single responses at a particular point in time.

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The situationist argument, which suggests that behavior is more influenced by situational factors than by personality traits, led to various responses from personality researchers. They critiqued the selectivity of Mischel's literature review (A), looked for types of people who showed more consistency in behavior (B), and reconsidered the significance of a .40 correlation in personality research (C). However, focusing on finding single traits to predict single responses at specific times (D) does not directly address the situationist critique, which is more about the overall predictability of behavior from personality traits across different situations.

Which of the Following Is NOT One of the Responses