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_____ used by the act frequency approach to figure out which acts are most central to a trait category.

A) Act nominations are
B) Assessing synonym frequency is
C) Recording of act performance is
D) Prototypicality judgments are

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Traits that are orthogonal _____ with each other.

A) are not correlated
B) have a strong positive correlation
C) have a negative correlation
D) are causally linked

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Researchers have found empirical evidence for the five-factor model in all of these ways EXCEPT

Juanita is observed as being somewhat aloof and distant.She tends to lead a predictable and well-organized life.Juanita is demonstrating behaviors related to Eysenck's dimension of

Which one of the following is NOT one of the four categories into which Allport and Odbert divided the 17,953 trait terms?

A problem with factor analysis is that

A worrier would likely score high on the trait of

Which of the following is a criticism of the theoretical approach?

The approach that uses natural language to identify important traits is the _____ approach.

Where did Allport and Odbert locate 17,953 trait terms?

The "traits as causes" perspective on personality characteristics is useful in all of the following areas EXCEPT

A robin is a more _____ example of bird than is a penguin.

Ellen works into the night studying for chemistry and biology examinations to reach her goal of entering medical school.She studies so hard that she often appears bored and uninterested in class.Which of the following trait formulations best explains Ellen's personality characteristics?

The five-factor model has been criticized because

The five-factor model of personality consists of these five traits:

A person who tends to happy and experience positive affect in life would have this combination of five factor traits:

From the "traits as descriptive summaries" point of view, which of the following would be the most convincing evidence that a person has a given trait?

Factor loadings indicate the _____ between an item and a factor.

Which of the following researchers was born in Germany and wanted to study physics before studying psychology?

If a trait is sufficiently important that it appears in the lexicon of most human languages, then that trait demonstrates the concept of _____ universality.