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lexical hypothesis: a standalone construct

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lexicalhypothesis1 CONSTRUCTLexical hypothesisJOHN · PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY

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Personality psychology

the premise that important individual differences become encoded in natural language, so trait words can be mined to find the structure of personality.

In personality psychology, lexical hypothesis refers to the premise that important individual differences become encoded in natural language, so trait words can be mined to find the structure of personality. This meaning comes from John (1988) in European Journal of Personality.[1]

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References

  1. John, O. P., Angleitner, A., & Ostendorf, F. (1988). The lexical approach to personality: A historical review of trait taxonomic research. European Journal of Personality, 2(3), 171-203. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2410020302

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