According to Cattell, which of the following statements is true of traits?
a. They are relatively permanent reaction tendencies.
c. They are derived by the method of factor analysis.
b. They are the basic structural units of the personality.
d. All of these are correct.
Question 2Which of the following is true about the life of William Cattell?
a. His parents were very restrictive and did not allow him much spare time.
b. His decision to study psychology was rewarded with immediate success.
c. He only married once, and his wife shared his dedication to his work.
d. His life was characterized by intense dedication to and total absorption in his work.
Question 3Cattell worked with the prominent American psychologist _____.
a. Carl Rogers
c. Edward L. Thorndike
b. Henry Murray
d. Abraham Maslow
Question 4Spearman used factor analysis to measure mental abilities, whereas Cattell resolved to apply the method to the structure of:
a. personality.
c. higher education.
b. society.
d. physiological research.
Question 5During his formal training in psychology, Cattell worked with:
a. Charles E. Spearman.
b. Henry Murray.
c. B.F. Skinner.
d. Alfred Adler.
Question 6Cattell's childhood was characterized by:
a. excessive poverty.
b. neurotic parents.
c. competition with an older brother.
d. loneliness and lack of freedom.
Question 7In Cattell's system, the mental elements of personality are called:
a. complexes.
c. sentiments.
b. traits.
d. archetypes.