To begin with, the enduring issue Person–Situation refers to the controversy concerning whether the person or the situation is more influential in determining a person's behavior. Because of personality traits, psychologists believe that people have consistent personalities that guide their behaviors across situations. They believe that behavior is not merely a matter of reflex, instinct, or conditioned response. Rather, it occurs in response to the meaning of the stimulus, and reflects active cognitive processes of perceiving, learning, remembering, thinking, and linguistic
