PSYC 2P25 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Trait Theory, Extraversion And Introversion, Conscientiousness

• School: Brock University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2P25
• Professor: Michael Ashton

Document Summary

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