Due largely to the efforts of ____, we are now able to describe adults' personality traits using five different factors.
A) Raymond Cattell and John Horn
B) Charles Spearman
C) Paul Costa, Jr. and Robert McCrae
D) Robert Sternberg

Question

Due largely to the efforts of ____, we are now able to describe adults' personality traits using five different factors.
A) ​Raymond Cattell and John Horn
B) ​Charles Spearman
C) ​Paul Costa, Jr. and Robert McCrae
D) ​Robert Sternberg

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Paul Costa, Jr. and Robert McCrae developed the Five-Factor Model of Personality, which identifies five broad dimensions of personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. This model is widely used in contemporary psychology, and has been supported by various studies.

Due Largely to the Efforts of ____, We Are Now