Mischel and Shoda's cognitive-affective personality system holds that
A)thoughts and emotions act independently to produce behavior.
B)apparent inconsistencies in people's behavior reflect stable patterns of variation and can be used to predict behavior.
C)apparent inconsistencies in people's behavior are due to random error that invalidates any attempts to predict behavior.
D)behaviors are an outgrowth of stable,global personality traits-both cognitive and affective.

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Mischel and Shoda's cognitive-affective personality system holds that apparent inconsistencies in people's behavior reflect stable patterns of variation and can be used to predict behavior. This theory emphasizes the situational factors that influence behavior rather than stable personality traits.

Mischel and Shoda's Cognitive-Affective Personality System Holds That