IntroductionCattell's 16 Personality Factor Model aims to construct a common taxonomy of traits using a lexical approach to narrow natural language to standard applicable personality adjectives. Though his theory has never been replicated, his contributions to factor analysis have been exceedingly valuable to the study of psychology. |
Cattell's 16 Personality FactorsDescriptors of Low Range | Primary Factor | Descriptors of High Range | Impersonal, distant, cool, reserved, detached, formal, aloof | (A) Warmth | Warm, outgoing, attentive to others, kindly, easy-going, participating, likes people | Concrete thinking, lower general mental capacity, less intelligent, unable to handle abstract problems | (B) Reasoning | Abstract-thinking, more intelligent, bright, higher general mental capacity, fast learner | Reactive emotionally, changeable, affected by feelings, emotionally less stable, easily upset | (C) Emotional Stability | Emotionally stable, adaptive, mature, faces reality calmly | Deferential, cooperative, avoids conflict, submissive, humble, obedient, easily led, docile, accommodating | (E) Dominance | Dominant, forceful, assertive, aggressive, competitive, stubborn, bossy | Serious, restrained, prudent, taciturn, introspective, silent | (F) Liveliness | Lively, animated, spontaneous, enthusiastic, happy go lucky, cheerful, expressive, impulsive | Expedient, nonconforming, disregards rules, self-indulgent | (G) Rule-Consciousness (G) | Rule-conscious, dutiful, conscientious, conforming, moralistic, staid, rule bound | Shy, threat-sensitive, timid, hesitant, intimidated | (H) Social Boldness | Socially bold, venturesome, thick skinned, uninhibited | Utilitarian, objective, unsentimental, tough minded, self-reliant, no-nonsense, rough | (I) Sensitivity | Sensitive, aesthetic, sentimental, tender minded, intuitive, refined | Trusting, unsuspecting, accepting, unconditional, easy | (L) Vigilance | Vigilant, suspicious, skeptical, distrustful, oppositional | Grounded, practical, prosaic, solution oriented, steady, conventional | (M) Abstractedness | Abstract, imaginative, absent minded, impractical, absorbed in ideas | Forthright, genuine, artless, open, guileless, naive, unpretentious, involved | (N) Privateness | Private, discreet, nondisclosing, shrewd, polished, worldly, astute, diplomatic | Grounded, practical, prosaic, solution oriented, steady, conventional | (M) Abstractedness | Abstract, imaginative, absent minded, impractical, absorbed in ideas | Self-Assured, unworried, complacent, secure, free of guilt, confident, self-satisfied | (O) Apprehension | Apprehensive, self doubting, worried, guilt prone, insecure, worrying, self blaming | Traditional, attached to familiar, conservative, respecting traditional ideas | (Q1) Openness to Change | Open to change, experimental, liberal, analytical, critical, free thinking, flexibility | Group-oriented, affiliative, a joiner and follower dependent | (Q2) Self-Reliance | Self-reliant, solitary, resourceful, individualistic, self-sufficient | Tolerates disorder, unexacting, flexible, undisciplined, lax, self-conflict, impulsive, careless of social rules, uncontrolled | (Q3) Perfectionism | Perfectionistic, organized, compulsive, self-disciplined, socially precise, exacting will power, control, self-sentimental | Relaxed, placid, tranquil, torpid, patient, composed low drive | (Q4) Tension | Tense, high energy, impatient, driven, frustrated, over wrought, time driven. |
Primary Factors and Descriptors in Cattell's 16 Personality Factor Model (Adapted From Conn & Rieke, 1994). 16PF Global and Primary FactorsIntroversion/Extraversion | Low Anxiety/High Anxiety | Receptivity/Tough-Mindedness | Accommodation/Independence | A: Reserved/Warm | C: Emotionally Stable/Reactive | A: Warm/Reserved | E: Deferential/Dominant | F: Serious/Lively | L: Trusting/Vigilant | I: Sensitive/Unsentimental | H: Shy/Bold | H: Shy/Bold | O: Self-Assured/Apprehensive | M: Abstracted/Practical | L: Trusting/Vigilant | N: Private/Forthright | Q4: Relaxed/Tense | Q1: Open-to-Change/Traditional | Q1: Traditional/Open-to-Change | Q2: Self-Reliant/Group-Oriented | | | Lack of Restraint/Self-Control | | | F: Serious/Lively | B: Problem-Solving | | | G: Expedient/Rule-Conscious | | | M: Abstracted/Practical | | | Q3: Tolerates Disorder/Perfectionistic |
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