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cmoore54

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Spearman 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 2

During his formal training in psychology, Cattell worked with:
 
  a. Charles E. Spearman.
  b. Henry Murray.
  c. B.F. Skinner.
  d. Alfred Adler.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Cattell began graduate studies at the University of London, working with the eminent psychologist-statistician Charles E. Spearman, who had developed the technique of factor analysis. Whereas Spearman had used factor analysis to measure mental abilities, Cattell resolved to apply the method to the structure of personality.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Cattell began graduate studies at the University of London, working with the eminent psychologist-statistician Charles E. Spearman, who had developed the technique of factor analysis. It was a courageous decision to make in 1924 because the field of psychology in England offered few professional opportunities and only six academic professorships in the entire country.




cmoore54

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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