Practice question · Select all that apply
Select every statement that is TRUE about personality traits.
Hints
- Only one option is false; find the rigid-category claim.
- Traits are continuous dimensions, not all-or-nothing.
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- B. In a handful of people one disposition organises nearly everything they do.
- C. Central traits are the 5-to-10 core traits of most personalities.
- D. Cattell's 16PF was derived using factor analysis.
- E. Personality refers to relatively stable patterns across time and situations.
Why
The stability of personality, central traits, rare cardinal traits, and the factor-analytic 16PF are all true. Traits are continuous dimensions, not rigid categories - the one false option.
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