When Correlational Designs Are Used to Examine the Underlying Structure

question 38

Multiple Choice

When correlational designs are used to examine the underlying structure of a measure or a set of measures,it is known as

• A) meta-analysis.
• B) factor analysis.
• C) case-analysis.
• D) structural analysis.

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Definitions:

T-shirt Study

A series of experiments in social psychology that investigate how people perceive and judge others based on minimal information, such as their choice of clothing.

Selection Influence

The impact that the choice of individuals, groups, or elements to study can have on the outcome of research.

Physical Attractiveness

How much a person's physical characteristics are deemed attractive or beautiful by other people.

Adult Attachment Styles

involves the patterns of expectations, needs, emotions, and social behaviors that result from the internal working models of self and others developed in adulthood, based on childhood experiences.