The Five-Factor Model Is a Combination of _____ and _____

question 48

Multiple Choice

The five-factor model is a combination of _____ and _____ approaches to studying personality taxonomies.

• A)lexical and statistical
• B)lexical and biological
• C)theoretical and statistical
• D)statistical and causal

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Scientific Research Approach

A systematic and methodological process of inquiry and investigation, aimed at discovering new knowledge or understanding phenomena in a structured and empirical way.

Collecting Data

The process of gathering and measuring information on variables of interest in an established systematic fashion, enabling one to answer stated research questions.

Gradual

Referring to something happening or changing by small degrees over time, often imperceptibly at first.