In Factor Analysis,the _______________ Represents How Much Variance a Factor

question 11

Multiple Choice

In factor analysis,the _______________ represents how much variance a factor explains relative to how much it would be expected to explain by chance alone,that is,on the average.

• A) principal component
• B) factor loading
• C) eigenvalue
• D) correlation matrix

Evaluate logical arguments to validate their correctness.

Understand the concept of critical and sensitive periods in human development.

Recognize the lifelong, multidimensional, and multidirectional nature of human development as expressed by Paul Baltes.

Appreciate the role of cultural, historical, and personal factors in shaping human development.

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Definitions:

Sequential Processing

A method of processing information in which the brain analyzes data in a linear, step-by-step manner.

Simultaneous Processing

The cognitive ability to process several components of information at once, integrating them into a comprehensive understanding.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

The best known of the pervasive developmental disorders. Autistic children exhibit a lack of social responsiveness or extreme autistic aloneness; very limited or unusual communication patterns; unusual patterns of behaviour such as a lack of eye contact; self-stimulation, including rocking, spinning, or flapping; self-injury, including head-banging or hand-biting; an obsessive interest in particular objects; and an obsessive need for sameness. From the Greek autos, “self.”

Leo Kanner

An Austrian-American psychiatrist known for his work in autism research and for first describing autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder.