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Illustration of different types of longitudinal processes for three hypothetical individuals. Solid lines show the trait scores. Dotted lines show systematic situation-specific deviations of the latent state scores from the trait scores (state variability). A: Pure state-variability process. B: Pure trait-change process. C: Hybrid case including both a state-variability and a trait-change process.
