16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF)

Question 1

What is the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire?

Answer 1

The 16PF Questionnaire is a self-report assessment instrument that measures the 16 normal adult personality dimensions discovered by Raymond Cattell.

Using client responses to the questionnaire, standardized scores (stens) are derived for each of the sixteen Primary Factors of personality.

In addition, scores for five Global Factors (the original Five-Factor Model) are computed.

Question 2

How many editions of the 16 PF exist?

Answer 2

Five

Question 3

Primary Factor A

Answer 3

Primary Factor A = Warmth

Low Range - Reserved, Impersonal, Distant

High Range - Warm-hearted, Caring, Attentive To Others

Question 4

Primary Factor B

Answer 4

Primary Factor B = Reasoning

Low Range - Concrete, Lower Mental Capacity

High Range - Abstract, Bright, Fast-Learner

Question 5

Primary Factor C

Answer 5

Primary Factor C = Emotional Stability

Low Range - Reactive, Affected By Feelings

High Range - Emotionally Stable, Adaptive, Mature

Question 6

Primary Factor E

Answer 6

Primary Factor E = Dominance

Low Range - Deferential, Cooperative, Avoids Conflict

High Range - Dominant, Forceful, Assertive

Question 7

Primary Factor F

Answer 7

Primary Factor F = Liveliness

Low Range - Serious, Restrained, Careful

High Range - Enthusiastic, Animated, Spontaneous

Question 8

Primary Factor G

Answer 8

Primary Factor G = Rule-Consciousness

Low Range - Expedient, Nonconforming

High Range - Rule-Conscious, Dutiful

Question 9

Primary Factor H

Answer 9

Primary Factor H = Social Boldness

Low Range - Shy, Timid, Threat-Sensitive

High Range - Socially Bold, Venturesome, Thick-Skinned

Question 10

Primary Factor I

Answer 10

Primary Factor I = Sensitivity

Low Range - Tough, Objective, Unsentimental

High Range - Sensitive, Aesthetic, Tender-Minded

Question 11

Primary Factor L

Answer 11

Primary Factor L = Vigilance

Low Range - Trusting, Unsuspecting, Accepting

High Range - Vigilant, Suspicious, Skeptical, Wary

Question 12

Primary Factor M

Answer 12

Primary Factor M = Abstractedness

Low Range - Practical, Grounded, Down-To-Earth

High Range - Abstracted, Imaginative, Idea-Oriented

Question 13

Primary Factor N

Answer 13

Primary Factor N = Privateness

Low Range - Forthright, Genuine, Artless

High Range - Private, Discreet, Non-Disclosing

Question 14

Primary Factor O

Answer 14

Primary Factor O = Apprehension

Low Range - Self-Assured, Unworried, Complacent

High Range - Apprehensive, Self-Doubting, Worried

Question 15

Primary Factor Q1

Answer 15

Primary Factor Q1 = Openness to Change

Low Range - Traditional, Attached To Familiar

High Range - Open To Change, Experimenting

Question 16

Primary Factor Q2

Answer 16

Primary Factor Q2 = Self-Reliance

Low Range - Group-Orientated, Affiliative

High Range - Self-Reliant, Solitary, Individualistic

Question 17

Primary Factor Q3

Answer 17

Primary Factor Q3 = Perfectionism

Low Range - Tolerates Disorder, Unexacting, Flexible

High Range - Perfectionistic, Organized, Self-Disciplined

Question 18

Primary Factor Q4

Answer 18

Primary Factor Q4 = Tension

Low Range - Relaxed, Placid, Patient

High Range - Tense, High Energy, Driven

Question 19

Global Factor 1

Answer 19

Global Factor 1 = Extraversion/Introversion

Low Range - Introverted, Socially Inhibited

High Range - Extraverted, Socially Participating

Question 20

Global Factor 2

Answer 20

Global Factor 2 = Anxiety Neuroticism (High Anxiety/Low Anxiety)

Low Range - Low Anxiety, Un-perturbable

High Range - High Anxiety, Perturbable

Question 21

Global Factor 3

Answer 21

Global Factor 3 = Tough-Mindedness/Receptivity

Low Range - Receptive, Open-Minded, Intuitive

High Range - Tough-Minded, Resolute, Un-empathic

Question 22

Global Factor 4

Answer 22

Global Factor 4 = Independence/Accommodation

Low Range - Accommodating, Agreeable, Selfless

High Range - Independent, Persuasive, Willful

Question 23

Global Factor 5

Answer 23

Global Factor 5 = Self-Control/Lack of Restraint

Low Range - Unrestrained, Follows Urges

High Range - Self-Controlled, Inhibits Urges

Question 24

Which Primary Factors correspond to the Extraversion/Introversion Global Factor?

Answer 24

(A) Warm - Reserved
(F) Lively - Serious
(H) Bold - Shy
(N) Private - Forthright
(Q2) Self-Reliant - Group-Oriented

Question 25

Which Primary Factors correspond to the High Anxiety/Low Anxiety Global Factor?

Answer 25

(C) Emotionally Stable - Reactive
(L) Vigilant - Trusting
(O) Apprehensive - Self-Assured
(Q4) Tense - Relaxed

Question 26

Which Primary Factors correspond to the Tough-Mindedness/Receptivity Global Factor?

Answer 26

(A) Warm - Reserved
(I) Sensitive - Un-sentimental
(M) Abstracted - Practical
(Q1) Open to Change - Traditional

Question 27

Which Primary Factors correspond to the Independence/Accommodation Global Factor?

Answer 27

(E) Dominant - Deferential
(H) Bold - Shy
(L) Vigilant - Trusting
(Q1) Open to Change - Traditional

Question 28

Which Primary Factors correspond to the Self-Control/Lack of Restraint Global Factor?

Answer 28

(F) Lively - Serious
(G) Rule-Consciousness - Expedient
(M) Abstracted - Practical
(Q3) Perfectionistic - Tolerates Disorder

Question 29

What are the names of reports 1-4 of the 16 PF Questionnaire?

Answer 29

• Career Development Report
• Career Success Report
• Cattell Comprehensive Personality Interpretation
• Competency Report

Question 30

What are the names or reports 5-7 of the 16 PF Questionnaire?

Answer 30

• Interpretive Report
• Karson Clinical Report
• Leadership Coaching Report

Question 31

What are the names or reports 8-10 of the 16 PF Questionnaire?

Answer 31

• Management Potential Report
• Practitioner Report
• Profile & Manager Feedback Report

Question 32

What are the names or reports 11-13 of the 16 PF Questionnaire?

Answer 32

• Profile Report
• Protective Services Report
• Teamwork Development Report

Question 33

How many languages is the 16 PF Questionnaire offered in?

Answer 33

23