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sammy

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How did personality researchers use factor analysis in deriving the Big Five?
 
  a. They analyzed which words correlated with each other and formed clusters of adjectives describing a particular trait.
  b. They examined how people reacted to various laboratory simulations meant to illicit a range of emotional responses.
  c. They analyzed factors that might contribute to a person's physical and emotional health.
  d. They looked at a range of social variables, such as race and gender, in deciding what what traits were universal.

Question 2

What is the lexical hypothesis?
 
  a. the foundational premise behind the creation of the dictionary
  b. the idea that traits important for survival and reproduction became embedded in our language as single words
  c. an early scientific theory that evolved into what we now know as the scientific method
  d. a theory that states two contradictory ideas can make sense through the scientific manipulation of words



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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