To Look for Connections Among Traits,Cattell Used a Statistical Technique

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Multiple Choice

To look for connections among traits,Cattell used a statistical technique that correlated multiple measurements and identified the general underlying factors.This technique is called

• A) factor analysis.
• B) the Likert scale.
• C) cumulative analysis.
• D) situational testing.

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