When personality researchers use the term individual differences they are referring to

A) the different behavior patterns individuals display across time.
B) the interpersonal processes that originate within the individual.
C) the consistent behavior patterns that individuals display across situations.
D) fluctuations in behavior patterns for individual situations.

Individual Differences

Variabilities among individuals in behavior, biology, and psychology, encompassing aspects like personality, intelligence, and physical attributes.

Behavior Patterns

Recurrent ways of acting or responding that are characteristic to an individual or group.

Interpersonal Processes

Involves the ways in which individuals interact, communicate, and relate to each other within various social contexts.