Raymond Catell

Question 1

Personality as “that which tells what a person will do when placed in a given situation”

Answer 1

Structure-based systems theory

Question 2

A statistical technique based on correlations between a number of
measures, which may be explained in terms of underlying factors.

Answer 2

Factor analysis

Question 3

Relatively permanent reaction tendencies that are the basic structural units of the personality.

Answer 3

Traits

Question 4

Types of traits

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Common traits
Unique traits

Ability
Temeperant and
Dynamics traits

Surface traits and
Source traits

Question 5

Stable, permanent traits that are the basic factors of personality, derived
by the method of factor analysis

Answer 5

Source traits

Question 6

Personality characteristics that correlate with one another but do not constitute a factor because they are not determined by a single source

Answer 6

Source traits

Question 7

Traits that describe our skills and how efficiently we will be able to work toward our goals.

Answer 7

Ability traits

Question 8

The forces that underlie our motivations and drive our behavior

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Dynamic traits

Question 9

Our emotions and feelings help determine how we react to the people and situations in our environment

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Temperament traits

Question 10

Traits possessed by one or a few persons

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Unique traits

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Traits possessed by everyone to some degree

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Common traits

Question 12

Source traits that are learned from social and environmental interactions.

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Environmental mold traits

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Source traits that originated in biological conditions but are not necessarily innate

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Constitutional traits

Question 14

The test is intended for use with
people 16 years of age and older
and yields scores on each of the 16
scales

Answer 14

Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire

Question 15

Sixteen PF Questionnaire is widely used to assess personality for ____, _____ _____ and predicting ______ ____

Answer 15

Research, clinical diagnosis and
predicting occupational success

Question 16

Dynamic traits (the motivating forces):

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Ergs and sentiments

Question 17

Work or energy

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Ergs

Question 18

The innate energy source or driving force for all behaviors, the basic units of motivation that direct us toward specific goals

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Ergs

Question 19

It is an environmental-mold source trait because it derives from external
social and physical influences

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Sentiment

Question 20

The relationship between an attitude, a sentiment, and the erg they are intended to satisfy.

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Subsidation chains

Question 21

The basic unit of a dynamic lattice

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Subsidation chains

Question 22

An individual’s complete motivational structure, composed of a complicated network of interrelated subsidation chains and their component attitudes, sentiments, and ergs.

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Dynamic lattice

Question 23

Weaning; toilet training; formation of ego, superego, and social attitudes

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Infancy
Birth to 6 years

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Adjustment to loss of friends, career and status

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Old age
65+

Question 25

Conflicts about independence, self-assertion and sex

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Adolescence
14-23

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Weaning; toilet training; formation of ego, superego, and social attitudes

Question 27

Personality changes in response to physical and social circumstances

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Late maturity
50-65

Question 28

Satisfaction with career, marriage and family

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Maturity
23-50

Question 29

Independence from parents and identification with peers

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Childhood
6-14

Question 30

THREE PRIMARY ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES

Answer 30

L-data (Life records)
Q-data (Questionnaires)
T-data (Objective tests)