One team of researchers improved its ability to predict behavior from personality measures by dividing participants into those for whom the trait is and is not relevant.This approach is similar to that advocated earlier by
A)Gordon Allport.
B)Raymond Cattell.
C)Carl Jung.
D)Henry Murray.

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Gordon Allport was one of the earliest proponents of trait theory and believed that behavior could be better predicted by considering the relevance of a particular trait to a person's life. He suggested that some traits may be more central to an individual's personality, while others may be peripheral, and that the importance of a trait would vary depending on the context in which it was expressed. This approach is similar to the one used by the researchers in dividing participants into those for whom the trait was and was not relevant. Therefore, the best choice is A) Gordon Allport.

One Team of Researchers Improved Its Ability to Predict Behavior