When1: 1946
When2: 1957
Who: Raymond B. Cattell [Cattell, Raymond B.]
What: psychologist
Where: England/USA
works\ Description and Measurement of Personality [1946]; Structure and Measurement [1957]
Detail: He lived 1905 to 1998. Descriptive personality theory {trait theory} lists 35 overt personality manifestations {surface trait} caused by 16 basic factors {source trait}. Source traits are values in ranges between two extremes: reserved/outgoing, less intelligent/more intelligent, affected by feeling/emotionally stable, submissive/dominant, serious/happy-go-lucky, expedient/conscientious, timid/adventurous, tough minded/sensitive, trusting/suspicious, practical/imaginative, self assured/apprehensive, conservative/experimenting, forthright/shrewd, self sufficient/group dependent, uncontrolled/controlled, and relaxed/tense.
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