Which of the Following Can Be Considered a Major Difficulty

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can be considered a major difficulty in the measurement of personality through direct observations of behavior (whether in natural or in artificial settings) ?

• A)It's very time-consuming and expensive to measure many traits reliably in many persons.
• B)Observers of behavior show very poor agreement (i.e. ,low inter-observer reliability).
• C)Behaviors provide little if any information about personality traits.
• D)Both A and B above
• E)Both A and C above

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Definitions:

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Gestalt Psychologists

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