A researcher interested in identifying common patterns of trait variation that characterize whole persons is using a ________ approach.
A) single-trait
B) Typological
C) configural
D) many-trait

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The typological approach aims to categorize individuals into distinct types based on shared traits or characteristics. This is different from the single-trait approach which focuses on one specific trait or the many-trait approach which looks at multiple traits but does not group individuals into types. The configural approach is not a commonly used approach in personality psychology.

A Researcher Interested in Identifying Common Patterns of Trait Variation