raymond cattel

OUR PRESENTATION

ON

Raymond Bernard Cattell

By: Sheril Rhooms Shanice Moodie

Class: 1E

WHO IS RAYMOND CATTELL?

•Raymond Bernard Cattell was a British and American psychologist who was born March 20, 1905, West Bromwich.

•He is well known for his exploration of many areas in psychology. 

•He attend London University where he was drawn to the burgeoning field of chemistry.

•Raymond Cattell Died February 2, 1998, leaving his 16 personality factors that governs our development.

RAYMOND REASONS FOR HIS STUDIES

After working in a hospital during World War 1, he decided that understanding human behavior and interaction is the only way to get beyond the irrationality of the times.

After analyzing psychologist Gordon Allport studies he was able to limit it to 171 characteristics then he used factor analysis and that is how he got the 16 personality factors.

WHAT THE 16 PERSONALITY FACTOR IS ALL ABOUT?

Its an assessment on human behaviour (Test/ Questionnaire) .

Predicts how a person is likely to behave and interact with others.

How well suited they are to the requirements of the job and if they will fit into the existent team.

THE 16 PERSONALITY FACTORS Abstractedness

Apprehension

Dominance

Emotional Stability

Liveliness

Openness to Change: 

Perfectionism

Privateness

Reasoning

Rule Consciousness

Self-Reliance

Sensitivity

Social Boldness

Tension

Vigilance

Warmth

ABSTRACTEDNESS

Imaginative Practical

APPREHENSION

Worried Confident

DOMINANCE

Forceful Submissive

EMOTIONAL STABILITY

Calm High Strung

LIVELINESS

Spontaneous Restrained

OPENNESS TO CHANGE

Flexible Attached to familiar

PERFECTIONISM

Controlled Undisciplined

PRIVATENESS

Discreet Open

REASONING

Abstract Concrete

RULE CONSCIOUSNESS

Conforming Non-Conforming

SELF-RELIANCE

Self-sufficient Dependent

SENSITIVITY

Tender-hearted Tough-minded

SOCIAL BOLDNESS

Uninhibited Shy

TENSION

Impatient Relaxed

VIGILANCE

Suspicious Trusting

WARMTH

Outgoing Reserved

REFERENCE

http://www.cattell.net/devon/rbcbio.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Personality_Factors

http://allpsych.com/personalitysynopsis/cattell.html