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'16PF' means the 16 Personality Factor Model, or a related questionnaire.
'16PF' means the 16 Personality Factor Model, or a related questionnaire.


The model identifies one from 16 'primary factors' to describe people's most influential personality trait.
The 16PF Model identifies one from 16 'primary factors' to describe people's most influential personality trait.





Revision as of 13:18, 11 December 2016

'16PF' means the 16 Personality Factor Model, or a related questionnaire.

The 16PF Model identifies one from 16 'primary factors' to describe people's most influential personality trait.


The primary personality traits are generally identified as:

Warmth, reasoning, emotional stability, dominance, liveliness, rule-consciousness, social boldness, sensitivity, vigilance, abstractedness, privateness, apprehension, openness to change, self-reliance, perfectionism and tension.


The originator of 16PF was Raymond B Cattell, who published an early version of his questionnaire in 1949.


See also