dc.contributor.author | De Boeck, Paul | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Leuven, K. U. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wilson, Mark | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Acton, G. Scott | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2005-11-11T20:57:03Z | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-03-09T20:05:30Z | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2005-11-11T20:57:03Z | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2006-03-09T20:05:30Z | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | De Boeck, P., Wilson, M., & Acton, G. S. (2005). A conceptual and psychometric framework for distinguishing categories and dimensions. Psychological Review, 112, 129-158 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0033-295X | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1850/1131 | en_US |
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dc.description.abstract | An important, sometimes controversial feature of all psychological phenomena is whether they are categorical or dimensional. A conceptual and psychometric framework is described for distinguishing whether the latent structure behind manifest categories (e.g., psychiatric diagnoses, attitude groups, or stages of development) is category-like or dimension-like. Being dimension-like requires (a) within-category heterogeneity and (b) between-category quantitative differences. Being category-like requires (a) within-category homogeneity and (b) between-category qualitative differences. The relation between this classification and abrupt versus smooth differences is discussed. Hybrid structures are possible. Being category-like is itself a matter of degree; the authors offer a formalized framework to determine this degree. Empirical applications to personality disorders, attitudes toward capital punishment, and stages of cognitive development illustrate the approach. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Psychological Review; American Psychological Association | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol.112 | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | No.1 | en_US |
dc.subject | Dimcat | en_US |
dc.subject | Item response theory | en_US |
dc.subject | Personality disorders | en_US |
dc.subject | Stages of cognitive development | en_US |
dc.subject | Taxometrics | en_US |
dc.title | A conceptual and psychometric framework for distinguishing categories and dimensions | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0033-295X.112.1.129 | |