Multivariate Analysis Of Intrinsic Individual Differences In Disjunctive Conceptual Behavior

Since it is known that intrinsic individual differences increase with the complexity of the behavior and since it is suspected that no single response measure can adequately represent the learning process, the present study examined intrinsic individual differences in conceptual behavior with a multivariate model, three-mode factor analysis. Four response measures were selected according to their traditional or apparent importance to the analysis of concept learning. The number of errors, response latency, post-response time, and interresponse time were those selected to reflect the subject's performances on a figural, disjunctive conceptual behavior task. The analyses yielded five individual difference performance factors, three stage factors, and four response components indicating the importance of a multivariate representation of complex behavior.