A Psychologist Collects Data from a Large Number of People

question 11

Multiple Choice

A psychologist collects data from a large number of people. She places each person on a continuum ranging from high to low conscientiousness and makes predictions about how people in the high range will act compared to those in the low range. This psychologist is using which approach to understanding personality?

• A) Type approach
• B) Nomothetic approach
• C) Idiographic approach
• D) Common trait approach

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Definitions:

Subordinates

Employees or team members who are at a lower rank or position than someone else in an organizational hierarchy.

Encode the Message

The process of converting information or ideas into a coded form for communication, ensuring clarity and understanding by the receiver.

Noise in the Process

Unexplained variations or disturbances in a system or process that obscure the desired signal or outcome.

Clear Understanding

A state of comprehension where all aspects and implications of a concept, situation, or instruction are fully grasped.