When Cattell Used Factor Analysis to Reduce the Number of Trait

question 33

Multiple Choice

When Cattell used factor analysis to reduce the number of trait descriptive adjectives in his pool, he was combining the _____ approaches.

• A)lexical and statistical
• B)theoretical and statistical
• C)act frequency and statistical
• D)theoretical and act frequency

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Definitions:

Phytochrome

A pigment involved in the regulation of various plant processes, such as seed germination and responses to light and dark cycles.

Florigen

A plant hormone that promotes flowering, produced in the leaves and acts in the shoot apical meristem of buds and growing tips.

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport of nutrients, specifically sugars, from leaves to other parts of the plant.

Turgor Pressure

The pressure within cells resulting from water uptake, contributing to plant rigidity and stability.