Which of the following is true of the study of behavioral genetics?
a. It involves the study of the relationship between hereditary factors and personality traits.
b. It shows that environmental factors are more important than genetic factors.
c. It was begun by Murray and carried forward by Allport and Cattell.
d. All of these are correct.
Question 2Factor analysis is:
a. open to subjective bias.
c. a precise way to collect data. b.
completely objective.
d. too restrictive to reveal much about personality traits.
Question 3Which of the following is true about the findings of the studies using Cattell's test?
a. Three of the 16 source traits are determined by hereditary factors.
b. A Turkish translation of the 16 PF test has been found to be valid measure of personality differences.
c. The 16 PF Test can't be distorted or faked like the other personality tests.
d. Partners in stable marriages were found to possess complementary traits.
Question 4Cattell agreed that the _____ approach to research is scientific, rigorous, and quantitative but argued that it dealt with only limited aspects of personality.
a. bivariate
c. multivariate
b. clinical
d. case-study
Question 5Cattell agreed that the _____ approach to research is scientific, rigorous, and quantitative but argued that it dealt with only limited aspects of personality.
a. bivariate
c. multivariate
b. clinical
d. case-study
Question 6Factor-analytic research has shown that partners in a stable marriage:
a. have highly different personality traits.
c. have highly similar personality traits.
b. score high on the factor of apprehension.
d. score low on the factor of apprehension.
Question 7In the context of the forms of factor-analysis used by Cattell to study personality, in the _____, large amounts of data are collected on one subject over a long period.
a. R technique
c. L-data technique
b. P technique
d. Q-data technique
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