Personality Traits & Taxonomies (copy)

What are personality traits defined as according to McCrae & Costa (2003)?

Dimensions of individual differences in tendencies to show consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions.

What is the primary goal of the lexical approach in identifying important traits?

To assert that all important individual differences are encoded in natural language.

What does the statistical approach primarily utilize to identify major personality dimensions?

Factor analysis.

Which three super traits are proposed in Eysenck's Hierarchical Model of Personality?

Extraversion, Neuroticism, Psychoticism.

What is a limitation of Cattell's 16 Personality Factor System?

Limited replication and potentially too many traits.

What are the two primary dimensions in Wiggins' circumplex taxonomies of personality?

Status and Love.

What does the acronym OCEAN stand for in the Five-Factor Model?

Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism.

What is the sixth factor added by the HEXACO model?

Honesty-Humility.

What is a key characteristic of the trait 'Openness to Experience'?

Creative, imaginative, intellectual.

What limitation is associated with the interpretation and measurement of the fifth factor in the Big Five?

Inconsistency in interpretation and measurement of Openness.