The Essential Personality Trait Approach
Many psychologists have tried to reduce the many traits to a few
essential ones. Amongst the best known essential trait approaches
are:
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Murray 1938 (20+ “needs”)
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Cattell (16 traits): 16 Personality Factors questionnaire
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Eysenck (3 traits): Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) -
Extraversion, Neuroticism, Psychotocism
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Costa & McCrae (5 traits): NEO - Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to
Experience, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness
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