Using Personality Characteristics That Are Relatively Stable and Enduring to Explain

question 36

Multiple Choice

Using personality characteristics that are relatively stable and enduring to explain behavior is called:

• A) the trait approach
• B) the cognitive-social approach
• C) the psychodynamic approach
• D) the transactional approach

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Definitions:

Least Squares Method

The least squares method is a statistical technique used to determine the best-fit line for a set of data, by minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between observed and estimated values.

Best Fit

A method or line that best approximates the relationship between variables in a set of data.

Minimizes

The process of finding the lowest value of a function, often relevant in optimization problems.

Residuals

The differences between observed and predicted values in a statistical model or analysis.