16 PERSONALITY FACTOR
Presented by-
Radhika Mundhra
Ritika Sajwan
PERSONALITY
According to Allport (1961), “Personality is a dynamic
organisation, inside the person, of psychophysical systems
that create the person’s characteristic patterns of
thoughts, feelings and behaviors.”
Comes from the word 'Persona'
Individual’s unique pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving
Characteristic of Personality
Consistency
Psychological Construct
Impacts Behaviours and Actions
Multiple Expressions
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE
1. Trait Theories
2. Type Theories
3. Psychoanalytic Theory
4. Behavioral Theories
5. Humanistic Theories
RAYMOND CATTELL
Born in small town of England (1905)
Strong interest in science, Destruction in WWII
At 16, joined University of london to study physics and chemistry
Interest in social problems
“Personality is that which permits a prediction of what a person will do in a
given situation”
Designed for Normal population ; To study personality, not to treat it
Approach- scientific, relying on observations of behavior and masses of data
Collected data- L data - observation of other people, Experimental data,
Questionnaire data
RAYMOND CATEELL
Gordon Allport-18000 adjectives which decribe people, narrow it down to 4000
Analysed allport's list and brought down at 171; Factor analysis -identified 16 source
traits
Traits- as relatively permanent reaction tendencies that are
basic structural units of the personality
Source traits- single stable elements of our behaviour
Personality traits to have a multi-level, hierarchical structure -
Primary and secondary (Global)traits
16 PF
Developed through factor analysis method
Self report personality test 185 questions, with 3 responses
Undergone 5 revision, Translated into more than 40 language
Several Variation- to measure various aspects of personality—
such as anxiety, depression, and neuroticism—and for special
purposes such as marriage counseling
5th revision- 16 primary personality factor and 5 global Factors
16 FACTORS
5 GLOBAL FACTORS
EXTRAVERSION INDEPENDENCE ANXIETY
SELF CONTROL TOUGH-MINDEDNESS
Validity:
Face validity - Excellent
Construct Validity- Complex
procedure
result validate that 16PF
Reliability:
measure 16 distinct personality
Test Re-test- coefficient
test.
ranging from .69 to-.86 -
Criterion validity- co-
2-week interval
efficient with other similar
tests- result validate the
Ranging from 0.56 to 0.79-
16PF
2-month interval
Internal Consistency
ranging from 0.64- 0.85
Similar Test
Big five Inventory
Minnesota Multiple Personality Inventory (MPPI)
California Psychological Inventory
Comrey Personality test
Eysenck Personality test
Minnesota Multiple Personality Inventory (MPPI)
Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
What do you have to say?
Merits
Demerits
Merits Demerits
In-depth explanation of the Subjective error in factor
personality analytic approach
Useful for screening, selection, Never been entirely replicated
identification of high potentials,
leadership development, and Chances of faking answers
coaching.
Increases self-awareness by
measuring an individual’s
strengths as well as areas for
development.
APPLICATION Industrial and Organisational Settings
Employee selection
Promotion
Prediction of job related dimensions
CLINICAL AND COUNSELLING Settings
Insight into client's strengths and weaknesses
Selecting optimal therapeutic intervention
REFERENCE
Cattell, H. E., & Mead, A. D. (n.d.). The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
(16PF). The SAGE Handbook of Personality Theory and Assessment: Volume 2 —
Personality Measurement and Testing, 135-159.
Morgan,C. T.,King, R. A., Weisz, J. R., & Schopler, J.(2016) Introduction to Psychology
(7th edition) McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited
Rivera, H.(1996). The critique of 16 PF.Eastern New mexico university.
Schultz, D., & Schultz, S. E. (2016). Theories of personality (11th ed.). CENGAGE
Learning Custom Publishing.
METHODOLOGY
SOCIODEMOGRAHIC DETAILS:
Name of the subject:
Gender of the subject:
Age of the subject:
Date of administration:
AIM:
To assess the personality of the subject by using 16PF
PLAN:
To assess the personality of the subject
MATERIAL:
16 PF test booklet, Scoring manual, Response sheet, Profile sheet, Writing materials
METHODOLOGY
PROCEDURES
The participant is made to sit comfortably .One should take time to build
rapport with the participant to assure that he/she is comfortable with them.
They are instructed about the nature of test.
INSTRUCTIONS
“Here are some questions to see what opinions and interest you have.
There are no right or wrong answer. There are three possible option for
each question. You have to indicate your choice. Chose only one
response. Do not spend too much time pondering on question. Try to
avoid answer that indicate ‘uncertain’ response. Do not leave out any
items. Answer them honestly.”
METHODOLOGY
PRECAUTION
·Ensure that their environment is quiet and has least distractions.
·Ensure that participant answer all the questions.
·Encourage the participant to be honest.
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