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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