Dr. Newhart identified 369 traits that are apparent in each individual's personality. He then used a mathematical tool that segregated the traits into fourteen trait clusters. In other words, Dr. Newhart used ____ to identify the trait clusters.?
a. ?a q-sort
b. ?factor analysis
c. ?a functional analysis
d. ?psychoanalysis
ANSWER:
b
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a. A licensing board for clinical psychologists b. A theory about treatment of depression and schizophrenia c. A book about diagnosing mental disorders d. An association of psychiatrists and mental hospitals
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a. maintenance rehearsal. b. the key number system. c. the method of loci. d. chunking.
Which of the following would be most difficult for Francis Galton to explain with his theories?
A) Close family relatives often have similar traits. B) Sometimes children from very humble families become very successful. C) Successful parents often have successful children. D) In the United States, Whites are, on average, more successful than non-Whites.
A group of expectant mothers reads a rhyming story aloud for several weeks toward the end of their pregnancies
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