The Arguments in Mischel's Personality and Assessment Concerning the Ability

question 31

Multiple Choice

The arguments in Mischel's Personality and Assessment concerning the ability of traits to predict behavior were based on ________.

• A) a short and selective review of generally poorly conducted studies of older individuals
• B) a detailed review of generally high-quality research
• C) a body of research that actually showed support for both the trait perspective and the situationist perspective
• D) meta-analysis of the existing literature

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Definitions:

F-test

A statistical test used to determine if there are significant differences between the variances of two or more groups.

Environmental Conditions

The various physical and biological factors that affect the organisms and the ecosystem in a specific area.

Temperature

A physical quantity representing the subjective perceptions of hot and cold, measured by a thermometer.

F Ratio

A statistical measure used in the analysis of variance (ANOVA) to determine the ratio of variance between groups to the variance within groups.