The Big Five Are Believed to Be Orthogonal Factors of Personality

question 34

Multiple Choice

The Big Five are believed to be orthogonal factors of personality. What does orthogonal mean?

• A) People's scores on one of the factors are useful for predicting their scores on only one of the other factors.
• B) People's scores on one of the factors are useful for predicting their scores on two of the other factors.
• C) People's scores on one of the factors are useful for predicting their scores on three or four of the other factors.
• D) People's scores on one of the factors do not predict their scores on any of the other factors.

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Definitions:

Catabolic Reactions

Biochemical reactions that break down molecules into simpler forms, often releasing energy usable by the cell.

Monosaccharide

The most basic type of carbohydrates, made up of one sugar unit, for example, glucose or fructose.

Polysaccharide

A carbohydrate molecule composed of long chains of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages.

Fructose

A simple sugar found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose.