On the Basis of Their Factor-Analytic Study,Sharp Et Al

question 58

Multiple Choice

On the basis of their factor-analytic study,Sharp et al.(2015) concluded that the nine criteria for borderline personality loaded most strongly,and virtually exclusively,on the

• A) general (g) factor, with little trace of s (the specific factor) to be found.
• B) specific (s) factor, with little trace of g (the general factor) to be found.
• C) error (e) factor, with roughly equivalent traces of the general (g) and specific (s) factors.
• D) specific (s) factor, with roughly equivalent traces of the general (g) and error (e) factors.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample data, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, with a specified level of confidence.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, often symbolized as H0, to be tested against an alternative hypothesis.

Level Of Significance

A different phrasing for the threshold probability used to decide when a hypothesis test's results are too unlikely under the null hypothesis, prompting its rejection.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect exists between certain datasets or parameters.