Trait Theorists Have Been Criticized for

question 321

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) overestimating the importance of reciprocal determinism on adult personality

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Definitions:

Parallel Forms

A method of reliability testing in which different versions of a test are administered to the same individuals at different times to measure consistency between the forms.

Test-Retest

A reliability measure to assess the consistency of a test over time by administering the same test to the same subjects at two different points in time.

Internal Consistency

A measure of the reliability of a psychological test or survey, based on the average correlation between items on the same test.

Cronbach's Alpha

A coefficient of reliability or internal consistency of a psychometric instrument, indicating how well the items in the test measure the same concept or construct.