Which of the Following Accurately Describes How Factor Analysis Is

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately describes how factor analysis is used to identify personality traits?

A) Factor analysis allows researchers to create operational definitions of theoretically generated personality traits.
B) Factor analysis permits trait inferences by examining people's responses to ambiguous stimuli.
C) Factor analysis identifies clusters of highly correlated specific behaviours that are assumed to reflect a single trait.
D) Factor analysis guides researchers who are using intuition in constructing their traits.