One of the Main Ways Psychologists Have Studied the Causes

question 199

Multiple Choice

One of the main ways psychologists have studied the causes of differences in personality among people is to

• A) perform factor analysis on answers given to written questionnaires about various traits.
• B) examine the stability of questionnaire answers between ages 20 and 50.
• C) compare the personalities of parents, their biological children, and their adopted children.
• D) study characters in literature who display high levels of a personality characteristic.

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