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Dispositional Theories
Cattel and Eysenck: Trait and Factor Theories
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True or False



1

According to Cattell, pathological persons do not have the same traits as normal people.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Cattell believed that intelligence is related more to heredity than to environment.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

The orthogonal rotation method tends to result in a greater number of traits than does the oblique rotation method.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Correlations of scores with factors are called unipolar traits.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Cattell preferred the inductive method over the hypothetical-deductive method of building a personality theory.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

Traits are more stable than states.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

Most of Cattell's 35 primary traits are temperament traits.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

Eysenck would say that his relationship with his parents as well as other childhood experiences played a significant role in shaping his personality.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9

One study by Eysenck showed that communists and fascists share the common trait of tough-mindedness.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

Even as a child, Eysenck wanted to be a psychologist.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
11

Eysenck's theory is based mainly on trait level factors.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
12

Eysenck believed that the main differences between extraversion and introversion are not behavioral but biological and genetic in nature.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
13

Eysenck hypothesized that although extraverts and introverts differ in many ways, they are very similar in their sexual practices.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
14

Eysenck believed that heredity plays a strong role in determining neuroticism.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
15

Eysenck found that psychotics are influenced more by environment than by heredity.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
16

People who score high on Eysenck's P scale are likely to be warm, affectionate, conforming, and sociable.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
17

Eysenck's P type is a bipolar factor consisting of psychoticism and superego.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
18

In Eysenck's theory, P, E, and N are basically unrelated to each other.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
19

Research has found that people in different cultures vary widely in their basic types.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
20

Both Cattell and Eysenck emphasized the effects of biology on personality.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE