Theoretical frameworks proposing that observable behaviors or traits result from underlying latent factors that explain patterns of covariation among measured variables.
Example: The Five-Factor Model of personality suggesting that five broad factors (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism) explain personality trait relationships.
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