Demonstrate that Walter Mischel is correct in his assertion that general personality traits are not accurate predictors of specific behaviours while the trait theorists are also correct in their assertion that personality traits are accurate predictors of a person's behaviour.Use examples from your own life or a friend's life to support your position(s).

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The Answer is Answers will vary but should contain the following points for full credit.
--Mischel is correct in saying that a general personality trait is not a good/an accurate predictor of what a person will do in a particular situation.(Student should give an example of this from his or her own life or a friend's life to demonstrate this. )
--Through the principle of aggregation,the student should show that the personality trait is a better predictor across time and/or situations than for any single incident.(Students should give an example from their own life or a friend's life to demonstrate this.It does not have to follow from the above,but that would be best).

Demonstrate That Walter Mischel Is Correct in His Assertion That