Describe the major steps in factor analysis
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Collect data. (2) Determine correlation of every item with every other item. (3) Factor extraction: reduce correlation matrix to smaller number of underlying dimensions (factors). (4) Factor loadings: correlations between each individual item and each factor. (5) Label the factors.
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a. Irrational beliefs. b. Obsessions. c. Compulsions. d. Generalized anxiety.
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a. left b. right c. frontal d. rear
Dr. Simmons teaches philosophy and discusses several topics in the course, including religion
Paulo, a student in the class, believes that when he dies, he will be resurrected. Paulo's claim falls under the area of A) metaphysics. Correct. Metaphysical claims make assertions that are not testable and relate to subjects like the existence of God, the soul, and the afterlife. B) science. C) pseudoscience. Incorrect. Assertions or beliefs about topics like God or the afterlife are central to the topic of metaphysics, not pseudoscience. D) rational thinking.
Which of the following theorists viewed development as proceeding continuously, without dramatic shifts from one stage of development into another dissimilar stage?
a. Jean Piaget b. Sigmund Freud c. Erik Erikson d. Lev Vygotsky