13. Theories of Personality

After being asked to describe his ex-girlfriend, Simon noted that she was loud, rude, indecisive, self-centered, and extremely picky. The characteristics Simon used to describe his ex-girlfriend would all be examples of what type of traits?

_____ are more concerned with describing personality and predicting behavior than with the explanation of personality development.

Surface traits

Raymond B. Cattell's personality questionnaire is based on _____ traits.