Eysenck believed that personality traits can be derived from: ...

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Eysenck believed that personality traits can be derived from:
 
  a. case histories.
  c. factor analysis.
  b. dream analysis.
  d. performance projective tests.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of Eysenck's approach to Cattell's theory?
 
  a. He disagreed with Cattell and stated that personality is composed of the id, ego, and superego.
  c. He was an advocate of factor analysis and Cattell's research.
  b. He supplemented factor analysis with other personality tests.
  d. He demonstrated that factor analysis could be replicated under any circumstance.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: Eysenck agreed with Cattell that personality is composed of traits, or factors, derived by the factor-analytic method. However, Eysenck was also a critic of factor analysis and of Cattell's research because of the potential subjectivity in the technique and the difficulty in replicating Cattell's findings.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
FEEDBACK: Hans Eysenck was also a critic of factor analysis and of Cattell's research because of the potential subjectivity in the technique and the difficulty in replicating Cattell's findings. Although Eysenck used factor analysis to uncover personality traits, he supplemented the method with personality tests and experimental studies that considered a wide range of variables.