Dr. Newhart identified 369 traits that are apparent in each individual's personality. He then used a mathematical tool determined which traits were correlated with others, and he was able to reduce his list to fourteen major traits. In other words, Dr. Newhart used __________ to identify the trait clusters.

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Factor analysis is a statistical method used to identify clusters or groups of related items (in this case, traits) by examining the correlations among them.

Dr Newhart Identified 369 Traits That Are Apparent in Each