Trait Theorists Have Been Criticized for

question 63

Multiple Choice

Trait theorists have been criticized for

• A) underestimating the potential influence of biological factors on personality development.
• B) underestimating the extent to which people differ from one another.
• C) overestimating the consistency of behavior from one situation to another.
• D) underestimating the value of factor analysis for identifying clusters of related traits.

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Definitions:

Successive Cohorts

Groups of subjects sequentially assessed over time, often used in longitudinal studies to observe changes within a population.

Quasi-Experimental Design

A research design that resembles an experimental design but lacks random assignment of subjects to treatment and control groups.

Error Variance

Pertains to the variation within experimental data that cannot be attributed to the variables being studied, essentially representing noise in the data.

Quasi-Experimental Designs

Research designs that seek to establish causal relationships between variables but lack the full control or random assignment typical of true experiments.