Why Were Pioneers in the Study of Personality Traits Limited

question 27

Multiple Choice

Why were pioneers in the study of personality traits limited in what they could discover?

• A) There were not as many sophisticated statistical tests in those days.
• B) They had to calculate the factor analyses by hand.
• C) Their data sets were limited.
• D) These are all correct answers.

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