Which of the Following Statements Is True About Factor Analysis

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about factor analysis?

A) It believes that the trait terms that are useful to people in social communication have become encoded within the natural language.
B) It starts with the notion that traits are categories of acts.
C) It uses an existing theory of personality to determine which traits are important.
D) It essentially identifies clusters of personality items that covary but tend to deviate from other groups of items.