PSY 505 Chapter 8: PSY 505 : CHAPTER 8
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Capter 8// trait theory : the five - factor model - applications and. With a trait taxonomy, researchers can study speci ed domains of traits vs. thousands of particular traits. The ve- factor model - a factor- analytic trait approach. Researchers can believe that individual differences can be usefully organized in terms of ve broad, bipolar dimensions known as the big five. What"s new about it: evidence which indicates that ve factors are necessary and reasonably suf cient for a taxonomy of individual differences. The five factor model of personality : research evidence. Idea that ve personality factors (p. f) are the foundation of individual differences rests on fa of three types of data: trait terms in the natural language, cross- cultural research testing the universality of trait dimensions. 3) the relation of trait questionnaires to other questionnaires and ratings. Analysis of traits terms in natural language and in questionnaires.