Hannah Was Embarrassed When Her Friends Teased Her About Dancing

Hannah was embarrassed when her friends teased her about dancing on a table on Friday night. She tried to tell her friends that she is really quite introverted and shy. Her friends observed that Hannah does not appear shy when she is out on a weekend evening. Which of the following statements is most applicable in understanding Hannah's personality?

A) Personality is a set of consistent traits that do not change from one environment to the next. Either Hannah or her friends are wrong in their observations.
B) Personality is a person's unique psychological makeup that consistently influences behavior within a certain environmental situation. Although behavior will be consistent within consistent environments, it does not have to be consistent between environments.
C) Personality is a hypothetical construct that grows stronger with age. Hannah will likely be extroverted for the rest of her life.
D) Hannah's behavior on a weekend night is due to Freudian problems with her superego.

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