Which of the following is true about how we speak of peoples' personalities?
A) We tend to use the same small set of adjectives to describe how people act.
B) A recent survey revealed a succinct set of 112 adjectives to describe people they know.
C) We tend to use many adjectives to describe how people act and seem to think.
D) A recent survey revealed just 211 adjectives to describe people they know.
E) We tend to describe personality traits using approximately 55 adjectives.

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When we speak of someone's personality, we use many adjectives to describe how they act and seem to think; in fact, participants in a recent study used 624 distinct adjectives to describe people they knew.

Which of the Following Is True About How We Speak