Which of These Is a Major Problem for Personality Researchers

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a major problem for personality researchers?

• A)The most common methods of personality research require expensive equipment.
• B)Personality varies along too few dimensions.
• C)For most people, personality has low stability over time.
• D)Self-reports are often inaccurate.

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Definitions:

Continuous Random Variables

Variables that can take on numerous values within a defined range.

Examples

Examples are specific instances or items that are representative of a general case or category, often used to illustrate a point or explain a concept.

Normally Distributed

A distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of numbers, indicating how much the individual numbers differ from the mean of the set.