A personality psychologist conducted a study of a number of athletes in which they were asked to describe characteristics of their fellow athletes. Using factor analysis, the psychologist found that the labels "selfish" and "conceited" covaried highly. Which of the following conclusions does this finding best support?
A) At least one of the characteristics is poorly defined.
B) The two characteristics represent different points on a continuum.
C) The two characteristics are actually one and the same trait.
D) A single trait underlies both of these characteristics.
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