Raymond Cattell argued that in their efforts to understanding the basic structure of personality, psychologists should

A) begin with a theory about the basic structure of personality.
B) examine personality characteristics shared by everyone as well as those found in only a few people.
C) allow empirical data analyses to describe the basic structure of personality to us.
D) examine only one type of personality data.

Raymond Cattell believed that empirical data analysis should be used to describe the basic structure of personality. He was a proponent of factor analysis, which involves analyzing large sets of data to identify underlying factors or dimensions that help us understand personality. This approach allows us to objectively identify commonalities and differences in personality traits among individuals, rather than relying solely on subjective theorizing or examining only one type of personality data.