Personality approaches Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 5 personality approaches?
A
Cattells 16 personality factors Eysencks 3 factor model The big five Occupational personality theory MBTI (Jung)
2
Q
What is Eysencks 3 factor model?
A
Introversion/Extraversion.
Neuroticism/emotional stability - moodiness v even temperament
Psychoticism - people who are high on this tend to be antisocial, hostile, manipulative etc
3
Q
What is the big five?
A
Agreeableness Conscientiousness Openness Neuroticism Extraversion
4
Q
What is MBTI?
A
Myers Briggs type indicator FID
Favourite world - focus on outer or inner world?
Information - focus on basic info or interpret and add meaning
Decisions - do you prefer to first look at logic or look at people and circumstances?
5
Q
Occupational personality theory
A
Identify best applicants for given role
Improves interview hit rates
Identify future leaders
6
Q
What is Cattells 16 personality factors
A
Include likes of privateness, perfectionism, reasoning, emotional stability etc
