Personality: Theories & Types
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With reference to the trait theories of personality, Gordon Allport classified personality traits into cardinal, central, and secondary traits. Additionally, Raymond Cattell used the statistical technique of 'factor analysis' to identify surface traits and source traits, and developed the '16PF' questionnaire. Which of the following is the primary theoretical and analytical difference between these two approaches by Allport and Cattell?
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Gordon Allport supported the ideographic (person-specific) method in personality study, which examines the unique combination of traits (such as cardinal and central traits) in each individual. In contrast, Raymond Cattell adopted a nomothetic (universal) approach, identifying common source traits found in all humans through factor analysis.
- Allport's Ideographic Approach: Focuses on the individual and unique traits.
- Cattell's Nomothetic Approach: Focuses on general laws and universal traits across populations.
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