Classifying Traits Flashcards
Classifying Traits - Cattell
Carried out lexical search and then factor analysis to produce personality factors
Tension, Perfecionism, Independence, Open-mindedness, Anxiety, Introversion, Abstractness, Paranoia, Sensitivity, Assertiveness, Liveliness, Aggressiveness, Emotional Stability, Intellect, Warmth
Later converged to 5 factors
Classifying Traits - Big 5
Pervin et al 2005
Factor analysis revealed 5 factors
Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism
Classifying Traits - Big 5 Measures
NEO-PI 1985
NEO-5 Factor 1991 - 5 sclaes, 12 items
NEO-PI-R Costa & McCrae 1992 - 5 dimensions, 6 facets
Classifying Traits - Big 5, Oppenness to Experience
Relation to proactivty and exploration of the unfamiliar
Fantasy, Aesthetics, Feelings, Actions, Ideas, Values
Classifying Traits - Big 5, Conscientiousness
Relation to motivation, organisation and persistence
Competence, Order, Dutifulness, Achievement, Discipline, Deliberation
Classifying Traits - Big 5, Extraversion
Relation to activity level, need for stimulation and interpersonal interaction
Low levels = introversion
Warmth, Gregariousness, Assertiveness, Activity, Excitement-Seeking, Positive Emotion
Classifying Traits - Big 5, Agreeableness
Relation to compassion-antagonism continuum
Trust, Altruism, Compliance, Modesty, Tender-Minded, Straightforward
Classifying Traits - Big 5, Neuroticism
Relation to likelihood of psychological distress and cravings
Anxiety, Depression, Anger-Hostility, Impulsiveness, Vulnerability, Self-Consciousness
Classifying Traits - HEXACO
Honesty-Humility, Emotional Stability, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience
Classifying Traits - HEXACO, Honesty-Humility
Sincerity, Greed-Avoidance, Modesty, Fairness
Classifying Traits - Agreeableness
NEO-PI-R Gentle, Sentimental
HEXACO Gentle, Patient
Classifying Traits - Emotional Stability
NEO-PI-R Patient, Relaxed
HEXACO Tough, Relaxed
Personality Types - Gerlach
Self-Centered, Average, Reserved, Role Model
Personality Types - Gerlach, Self-Centred
High Extraversion
Low Neuroticism, Agreeableness, Coscnientiousness, Openness to Experience
Personality Types - Gerlach, Average
High Neuroticism, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness
Low Openness to Experience
Personality Types - Gerlach, Reserved
High Agreeableness, Conscientiousness
Low Neurocisim, Extraversion, Openness
Personality Types - Gerlach, Role-Model
High Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness
Low Neuroticism
Personality Types - Aspendorf
Resilient, Internalising, Externalising
Personality Types - Aspendorf, Resilient
Well-Adjusted, similar to Role-Model (Gerlach)
High Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness
Low Neuroticism
Personality Types - Aspendorf, Internalising
Anxious and timid
High Neuroticism
Low Extraversion
Personality Types - Aspendorf, Externalising
Aggressive and impulsive
High Agreeableness, Conscientiousness
Dark Traits - Origins
Short-term reproducitve advantage
Genetic contribution
Dark Traits - Paulhus & Williams 2002
Dark Triad of Narcissism, Machiavellianism and Psychopathy
Dark Traits - Psychopathy
Related to anti-social behaviour, an erratic lifestyle
Callous thrill-seeking
Dark Traits - Psychopathy, Gaughan, Miller & Lynham 2012
NEO correlates of psychoticism .40
Low Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion
Very low Agreeableness
High Neuroticism
HEXACO correlates of psychoticism .49
Low Agreeableness, Conscientiousness
Very low Honesty-Humility, Emotional Stability
Dark Traits - Narcissim
Gradiose Self-Promoters
Dark Traits - Machiavellianism
Master Manipulators
Dark Traits - Buckels, Jones & Paulhus
Include Everyday Sadism to form Dark Tetrad
All tetrad traits feature low Honesty-Humility and high callousness
Dark Traits - Everyday Sadism
Causing harm to others for pleasure