To reduce the large number of surface traits to 16 source traits, Raymond Cattell used a statistical technique known as
A) factor analysis.
B) the Likert scale.
C) cumulative analysis.
D) situational testing.

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Cattell used factor analysis to identify the underlying dimensions of personality and reduce the large number of surface traits to a smaller set of source traits. Factor analysis is a statistical technique that identifies patterns in data by analyzing correlations among variables and grouping them into factors or underlying dimensions.

To Reduce the Large Number of Surface Traits to 16