Costa and McCrae are factor analytic personality theorists who
a) originated the Five-Factor Model of personality but have since abandoned it as discredited.
b) have conducted research that supports the use of the Five-Factor Model as a clinical diagnostic tool.
c) have not yet conducted research on the applicability of the Five-Factor Model in non-English-speaking cultures.
d) suggested that the Five-Factor Model is not stable when used to assess maturational changes in personality across the life span.
Ans: b) have conducted research that supports the use of the Five-Factor Model as a clinical diagnostic tool.
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