Midterm Review Session

• What are the two distinct advantages of S data in personality research?

  Definitional truth and causal force
• Order the three main construction methods for objective tests:

  1️⃣ Rational Method

  2️⃣ Factor Analytic Method

  3️⃣ Empirical Method
• What is a key example of definitional truth in personality research?

  Self-esteem
• What does the Empirical Method use to ensure test validity in a wider population?

  Cross-validation
• Which approach to personality has weaker predictive abilities compared to the essential trait approach?

  Typological
• Match the personality approach with its description:

  Typological Approach ↔️ Rigid groups based on personality types

  Essential Trait Approach ↔️ Continuum scores for various traits

  Predictive Abilities ↔️ Weaker for typological approach
• What does the single trait approach focus on in personality research?

  One specific trait
• Match the personality approach with its method:

  Single Trait Approach ↔️ Correlational analysis

  Many Trait Approach ↔️ Regression analysis

  Essential Trait Approach ↔️ Factor analysis

  Typological Approach ↔️ Cluster analysis