PHED-2206EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Factor Analysis
28 Feb 2019
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Experimental approach is a method of understanding behaviour emphasizing common principles among people and through the use of experiments. Differential approach is a method of understanding behaviour by focusing on individual differences and abilities. An ability is a fundamental characteristic that tends to underlie particular skills; ability is largely inherited genetically and is not modifiable by practice. Prediction is the process of using people"s abilities to estimate their probable success in various occupations or sports. Individual differences in skills have these characteristics: differences tend to be stable from attempt to attempt, differences endure across time, differences on a single measurement are often not sufficient for establishing individual differences. An outdated view, popular in the first half of the 20th century, held that all motor performances are based on a single ability called general motor ability. A person with strong general motor ability should be good at all motor tasks.
