When Observations Are Carefully Done and Include a Representative Sample

question 17

True/False

When observations are carefully done and include a representative sample of children, you can determine the causes of their behavior.

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Definitions:

Personality Traits

Enduring characteristics or qualities that describe an individual's consistent behaviours and attitudes.

Stable Across Time

A characteristic or attribute that remains consistent and unchanged over a period.

Ergs

In psychology, often considered an outdated term for the basic drives or instincts that motivate human behavior, such as hunger, thirst, and sex.

Source Traits

Fundamental personality attributes identified by Raymond Cattell that underlie and give rise to surface behaviors.