16 Trait Dimensions

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Raymond Cattell was born on 20 March1905, in Hilltop, West Bromwich, a small

town in England, where his father's familywas involved in inventing new parts forengines, automobiles, and othermachines.

He entered the field of psychology almostagainst his own better judgment.After working in a hospital during WW I, hedecided that understanding humanbehavior and interaction is the only way toget beyond the irrationality of the times .


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While a graduate student at LondonUniversity, he was hired as a researchassistant to Charles Spearman.Cattell theorized the existence of fluidand crystallized intelligences to explainhuman cognitive ability, and authoredthe Culture Fair Intelligence Test tominimize the bias of written language

and cultural background inintelligence testing.
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One of the most important results of

Cattell's application of factor analysiswas his discovery of 16 factors underlyinghuman personality. He called thesefactors "source traits" because hebelieved they provide the underlyingsource for the surface behaviors we thinkof as personality. This theory ofpersonality factors and the instrumentused to measure them are knownrespectively as the 16 personality factormodel and the 16PF Questionnaire .
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He decided to name these traits with

letters (A, B, C, D, E) in order to avoidmisnaming these newly discovereddimensions, or inviting confusion withexisting vocabulary and concepts.Factor-analytic studies by manyresearchers in diverse cultures aroundthe world have re-validated the

number and meaning of these traits.


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This measures a personscharacteristic style of thinking,

perceiving, and actingovertime and in differentsituations. These personalitytraits are evidenced througha persons attitudes,preferences, habits andemotional reactions .


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PRIMARY FACTORA.WARMTHB. REASONING

C. EMOTIONAL STABILITYE. DOMINANCEF. LIVELINESSG. RULE CONSCIOUSNESSH. SOCIAL BOLDNESS

I. SENSITIVITYL. VIGILANCEM. ABSTRACTEDNSSN. PRIVATENESSO APPREHENSIONQ1 OPENNESS TO CHANGEQ2 SELF RELIANCEQ3 PERFECTIONISMQ4 TENSION


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DESCRIPTORS OFLOW RANGE

PRIMARYFACTOR

DESCRIPTORS OFHIGH RANGE

Reserve, distant,cool, aloof

A. WARMTH Warm, outgoing,

Concrete thinking,

Lower ScholasticMental Capacity

B. REASONING More intelligent

Hig

Reactive, easilyupset

C. EMOTIONALSTABILITY

Emotionally stable,mature

Cooperative,humble, avoidsconflict

E. DOMINANCE Dominant,assertive,bossy


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Serious, silent F. LIVELINESS Lively, animated,Happy go lucky

Disregards rules,nonconforming

G. RULE -CONCIOUSNESS

Moralistic, rulebound,conscientious

Shy, threat-

sensitive, timid

H. SOCIAL

BOLDNESS

Socially bold,

venturesome,thickskinned

Utilitarian,objective,Unsentimental,rough

I. SENSITIVITY Sensitive, tenderminded

Trusting,unsuspecting, easy

L. VIGILANCE Suspicious,distrustful


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Grounded,practical, steady

M.ABSTRACTEDNESS

Abstract,imaginative,absorbed in ideas

Open, nave,unpretentious

N. PRIVATENESS Private, discreet,diplomatic

Unworried,complacent, free ofguilt

O. APPREHENSION Self doubting,worried, insecure

Traditional, attachedto familiar

Q1. OPENNESS TOCHANGE

Open to change,experimental,flexibility

Group- oriented,affiliative, a joinerand followerdependent

Q2. SELF-RELIANCE

Solitary,individualistic,Self- reliant


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Tolerated disorder,lax, undisciplined,uncontrolled

Q3.PERFECTIONISM

Perfectionist,organized, control,Self- disciplined

Relaxed, placid,tranquil

Q4. TENSION Tense, high energy,frustrated, timedriven


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REPORTER: ABIGAIL A. CORTES

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