Professor Shankar believes that her students' most important personal characteristics are those that distinguish them as uniquely different from most other people.Her attitude best illustrates one of the consequences of

A) individualism.
B) conditioning.
C) collectivism.
D) the spotlight effect.

Professor Shankar's belief that uniqueness is an important personal characteristic reflects an individualistic perspective, which emphasizes the importance of individual identity and achievement. Conditioning and collectivism are not relevant to this situation, and the spotlight effect refers to a cognitive bias that causes individuals to overestimate how much others notice and evaluate their behavior, which is not directly relevant to Professor Shankar's perspective on personal characteristics.