Tyson describes his best friend,Marcus,as "very friendly,pretty intelligent,and a really nice guy.He seems laid-back,but he actually works hard at keeping up with his college classes.He's a lot of fun because he's always ready to try something new." Tyson's description of his friend's personality would be most consistent with the ________ approach to personality.

A) psychoanalytic
B) social-cognitive
C) humanistic
D) trait

Trait Approach

A perspective in psychology that emphasizes the identification and measurement of specific personality characteristics or traits.

Social-cognitive

A theory of psychology that emphasizes the role of observational learning, embodiment of social experiences, and cognitive processes in understanding and changing behavior.

Psychoanalytic

Pertaining to an approach in psychology which emphasizes the importance of unconscious mental processes and childhood experiences.