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Factors are fictions, and other comments on individuality theory
Author(s) -
Revelle William
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of personality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.082
H-Index - 144
eISSN - 1467-6494
pISSN - 0022-3506
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1983.tb00875.x
Subject(s) - normative , psychology , personality , value (mathematics) , covariance , style (visual arts) , cognition , cognitive psychology , epistemology , social psychology , cognitive science , philosophy , computer science , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , machine learning , neuroscience , history
Three of the assumptions in Royce's (1983) theory of personality integration are examined more closely. Royce assumes that: (1) The results from factor analysis are something more than convenient ways to summarize complex covariance structures; (2) it is useful to separate cognitive, affective, sensory, motor, style, and value systems from each other; and (3) it is useful to think of normative “setpoints.” These assumptions are challenged and evidence for alternative assumptions is discussed.