Personality Trait Theories: Gordon Allport, Cattell, Big Five, MBTI, Eysenck

Gordon Allport's Contributions

• According to Gordon Allport, central traits are defined as dominant and defining traits.
• Peripheral traits are characterized as situational and less consistent according to Gordon Allport.

Raymond Cattell's Contributions

• Raymond Cattell identified 16 primary factors of personality.
• Cattell used factor analysis to understand individual differences in personality.

Big Five Personality Traits

• The Big Five Personality Traits do not include introversion as one of the dimensions.
• Conscientiousness is a key concept of the Big Five Personality Traits, which involves being organized, responsible, and dependable.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

• The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Cook Briggs.

Personality Type Classification Systems

• The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is based on four dichotomies: Extraversion vs. Introversion, Sensing vs. Intuition, Thinking vs. Feeling, and Judging vs. Perceiving.

Eysenck's Three Dimensions

• Eysenck's Three Dimensions do not include Conscientiousness as a proposed dimension.

Explore the enduring patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that distinguish individuals from one another through the personality trait theories of Gordon Allport, Raymond Cattell, the Big Five, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and Hans Eysenck.