Edmund wants to conduct research in the area of personality psychology. This field focuses on identifying relatively consistent patterns of thought and behavior (personality traits), measuring these traits, and examining how they interact in specific contexts to predict how a person will behave in any given situation
. Personality psychology studies stable individual differences in traits such as those described by the widely used Five-Factor Model (OCEAN: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism). It seeks to understand how these traits manifest consistently across time and situations, and how they influence behavior
. In summary, Edmund’s research goal aligns with personality psychology’s core aim: to understand and measure enduring patterns of behavior and thought and their situational interactions to predict behavior accurately
