Question 1

List the three sources of data that Cattell included in his research. Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Raymond Cattell, a prominent psychologis

Question 2

Factor analysis is based upon the statistical concept of correlation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Big Five are not robust factors; sometimes researchers can find them, and sometimes not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Relationships among attitudes, sentiments, and ergs are diagrammed in the

Accepted Answer

A)  MAVA. 
B)  specification equation. 
C)  dynamic lattice. 
D)  P-technique. 
A)  MAVA. 
B)  specification equation. 
C)  dynamic lattice. 
D)  P-technique.

Question 5

Cattell suggested that studying individual case histories

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A)  is possible with the P-technique. 
B)  should be left to clinicians. 
C)  is not scientifically possible. 
D)  should be the major effort of personality psychologists. 
A)  is possible with the P-technique. 
B)  should be left to clinicians. 
C)  is not scientifically possible. 
D)  should be the major effort of personality psychologists.

Question 6

Cattell claimed that his 16PF measures

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A)  adjustment. 
B)  the surface traits of normal personality. 
C)  the source traits of normal personality. 
D)  the effect of heredity on personality. 
A)  adjustment. 
B)  the surface traits of normal personality. 
C)  the source traits of normal personality. 
D)  the effect of heredity on personality.

Question 7

Underlying patterns of personality, which reappear in a variety of populations, are called (by Cattell) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  complexes 
B)  sentiments 
C)  source traits 
D)  surface traits 
A)  complexes 
B)  sentiments 
C)  source traits 
D)  surface traits

Question 8

Cattell's background, before he studied psychology, was in the field of

Accepted Answer

A)  medicine. 
B)  art. 
C)  science. 
D)  astronomy. 
A)  medicine. 
B)  art. 
C)  science. 
D)  astronomy.

Question 9

The extent to which a trait is influenced by genetics is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the concordance rate. 
B)  heritability. 
C)  genetic finalism. 
D)  expressed phenotype. 
A)  the concordance rate. 
B)  heritability. 
C)  genetic finalism. 
D)  expressed phenotype.

Question 10

The Big Five factors of personality are well-established in adults but not yet demonstrated in
children or people in other cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Your driving record, grade point average, and letters of recommendation might be studied by Cattell, who would call them

Accepted Answer

A)  D-data. 
B)  L-data. 
C)  Q-data. 
D)  T-data. 
A)  D-data. 
B)  L-data. 
C)  Q-data. 
D)  T-data.

Question 12

The most important sentiment, according to Cattell, is the

Accepted Answer

A)  superego. 
B)  religious sentiment. 
C)  self-sentiment. 
D)  subsidiary sentiment. 
A)  superego. 
B)  religious sentiment. 
C)  self-sentiment. 
D)  subsidiary sentiment.

Question 13

Cattell was born and attended college in

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A)  China. 
B)  Ireland. 
C)  England. 
D)  the United States. 
A)  China. 
B)  Ireland. 
C)  England. 
D)  the United States.

Question 14

Cattell developed his 16PF by using the statistical technique known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the P-technique. 
B)  the Q-technique. 
C)  ergic analysis. 
D)  factor analysis. 
A)  the P-technique. 
B)  the Q-technique. 
C)  ergic analysis. 
D)  factor analysis.

Question 15

Fluid intelligence

Accepted Answer

A)  is easily lost. 
B)  is a predisposition to do well in artistic endeavors. 
C)  is a special kind of intelligence that predisposes people to do well in fluid mechanics. 
D)  is the innate ability to learn. 
A)  is easily lost. 
B)  is a predisposition to do well in artistic endeavors. 
C)  is a special kind of intelligence that predisposes people to do well in fluid mechanics. 
D)  is the innate ability to learn.

Question 16

Cattell devised many measures of personality, but none of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Two psychologists who have researched the Big Five factors are

Accepted Answer

A)  Skinner and Staats. 
B)  Dollard and Miller. 
C)  Allport and Odbert. 
D)  Costa and McCrae. 
A)  Skinner and Staats. 
B)  Dollard and Miller. 
C)  Allport and Odbert. 
D)  Costa and McCrae.

Question 18

Personality researchers for the most part are in agreement as to how many traits are necessary to
describe personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Each of the Big Five factors has __________ facets.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  six 
D)  sixteen 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  six 
D)  sixteen

Question 20

A __________ procedure predicts behavior from several variables at once.

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational 
B)  statistical 
C)  multivariate 
D)  MAVA 
A)  correlational 
B)  statistical 
C)  multivariate 
D)  MAVA

List the three sources of data that Cattell included in his research. Give an example of each.

Factor analysis is based upon the statistical concept of correlation.

The Big Five are not robust factors; sometimes researchers can find them, and sometimes not.

Relationships among attitudes, sentiments, and ergs are diagrammed in the

Cattell suggested that studying individual case histories

Cattell claimed that his 16PF measures

Underlying patterns of personality, which reappear in a variety of populations, are called (by Cattell) __________.

Cattell's background, before he studied psychology, was in the field of

The extent to which a trait is influenced by genetics is called

The Big Five factors of personality are well-established in adults but not yet demonstrated in children or people in other cultures.

Your driving record, grade point average, and letters of recommendation might be studied by Cattell, who would call them

The most important sentiment, according to Cattell, is the

Cattell was born and attended college in

Cattell developed his 16PF by using the statistical technique known as

Fluid intelligence

Cattell devised many measures of personality, but none of intelligence.

Two psychologists who have researched the Big Five factors are

Personality researchers for the most part are in agreement as to how many traits are necessary to describe personality.

Each of the Big Five factors has __________ facets.

A __________ procedure predicts behavior from several variables at once.

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Classical Psychoanalysis

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Adler: Individual Psychology

Erikson: Psychosocial Development

Horney and Relational Theory: Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Theory

Allport: Personological Trait Theory

Biological Theories: Evolution, Genetics, and Biological Factor Theories

The Challenge of Behaviorism: Dollard and Miller, Skinner, and Staats

Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Mischel: Traits in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Bandura: Performance in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

Maslow and His Legacy: Need Hierarchy Theory and Positive Psychology

Buddhist Psychology: Lessons From Eastern Culture

Conclusion

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Exam 8: Two Factor Analytic Trait Theories: Cattells 16 Factors and the Big Five

List the three sources of data that Cattell included in his research. Give an example of each.

Factor analysis is based upon the statistical concept of correlation.

The Big Five are not robust factors; sometimes researchers can find them, and sometimes not.

Relationships among attitudes, sentiments, and ergs are diagrammed in the

Cattell suggested that studying individual case histories

Cattell claimed that his 16PF measures

Underlying patterns of personality, which reappear in a variety of populations, are called (by Cattell) __________.

Cattell's background, before he studied psychology, was in the field of

The extent to which a trait is influenced by genetics is called

The Big Five factors of personality are well-established in adults but not yet demonstrated in children or people in other cultures.

Your driving record, grade point average, and letters of recommendation might be studied by Cattell, who would call them

The most important sentiment, according to Cattell, is the

Cattell was born and attended college in

Cattell developed his 16PF by using the statistical technique known as

Fluid intelligence

Cattell devised many measures of personality, but none of intelligence.

Two psychologists who have researched the Big Five factors are

Personality researchers for the most part are in agreement as to how many traits are necessary to describe personality.

Each of the Big Five factors has __________ facets.

A __________ procedure predicts behavior from several variables at once.

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Classical Psychoanalysis

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Adler: Individual Psychology

Erikson: Psychosocial Development

Horney and Relational Theory: Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Theory

Allport: Personological Trait Theory

Biological Theories: Evolution, Genetics, and Biological Factor Theories

The Challenge of Behaviorism: Dollard and Miller, Skinner, and Staats

Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Mischel: Traits in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Bandura: Performance in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

Maslow and His Legacy: Need Hierarchy Theory and Positive Psychology

Buddhist Psychology: Lessons From Eastern Culture

Conclusion

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