Question

Specification equation in psychology definition and meaning

Answer 1

The present contribution can be regarded by statisticians as a first mathematical-statistical illustration of N-way factoring as previously given in algebraic outline (Cattell, 1980). But to the psychologist it is something more, namely, an answer to the problem raised in various ways over the last 30 years of integrating personality traits, specific behaviors, and environmental situations in a single predictive system (Cattell, 1934, 1968, 1972). Indeed, it was in the psychological context that a behavior specification equation was first proposed by Cattell (1978, 1979) combining the factorial properties and values of person, stimulus, response form, and ambient situation

Answer 2

Definition

The specification equation represents an individual total response to a given situation that intern gives an individual character trait

Meaning

Specification equation

According to Raymond Bernard Cattell,  the person's  personal traits are determined by the situation and the traits he or she owns at any given time.

The individual met with difficult situation may develop a behaviour of being upset.

Personal traits of maybe being determined by such individuals can help them to curb the difficult situation finally