personality
Competency
Differentiate various theories of personality and how they are assessed.
Scenario
In this assignment, you will examine how each of the Big Five Factors and Cattell's 16 Personality Factors are related to your personality by taking an abbreviated version of each assessment. Afterward, reflect on your results for both assessments and provide a detailed explanation for their results. Consider these issues when evaluating your results from both inventories. Use these factors to explain your results. Students may agree or disagree with their results. Either way, they are to provide a rationale for their agreement or disagreement. Compare and contrast results from the two inventories.
Instructions
- Provide a detailed description of each of the Big Five personality traits. Give a real-life example of each trait.
- Complete the Big Five Abbreviated Inventory by clicking the link here.
- Summarize your results from this inventory.
- Provide an overview of Cattell’s 16PF personality theory.
- Complete the 16PF Inventory by clicking the link here.
- Once you have taken the Big Five Inventory and the 16PF Inventory, reflect on your results. Give a detailed explanation for why you either agree or disagree with your results for each inventory.
- For example, if your results indicated that you are high on conscientiousness and you agree, provide examples of how you are high on this particular factor. Do this for each factor.
- Do the same process for the 16PF inventory.
- Compare and contrast the results from both inventories.