Which of the following terms describes the often-criticized outcome of Raymond Cattell's factor analysis, which revealed 16 factors?

A) underextraction of factors
B) overextraction of factors
C) too few superfactors
D) facets

Raymond Cattell

A psychologist known for his research in personality, intelligence testing, and the development of the 16 Personality Factors (16PF) questionnaire.

Overextraction of Factors

The analytical error of identifying more factors or components in a data set than are realistically present, often leading to misleading interpretations.

Underextraction of Factors

In factor analysis, this refers to not identifying enough factors to adequately describe the variability in a set of data, potentially missing important dimensions.