| Descriptors of Low Range |
Primary Factor |
Descriptors of High Range |
| Impersonal, distant, cool, reserved, detached, formal, aloof (Schizothymia) |
Warmth
(A) |
Warm, outgoing, attentive to others, kindly, easy-going, participating, likes people (Affectothymia) |
| Concrete thinking, lower general mental capacity, less intelligent, unable to handle abstract problems (Lower Scholastic Mental Capacity) |
Reasoning
(B) |
Abstract-thinking, more intelligent, bright, higher general mental capacity, fast learner (Higher Scholastic Mental Capacity) |
| Reactive emotionally, changeable, affected by feelings, emotionally less stable, easily upset (Lower Ego Strength) |
Emotional Stability
(C) |
Emotionally stable, adaptive, mature, faces reality calmly (Higher Ego Strength) |
| Deferential, cooperative, avoids conflict, submissive, humble, obedient, easily led, docile, accommodating (Submissiveness) |
Dominance
(E) |
Dominant, forceful, assertive, aggressive, competitive, stubborn, bossy (Dominance) |
| Serious, restrained, prudent, taciturn, introspective, silent (Desurgency) |
Liveliness
(F) |
Lively, animated, spontaneous, enthusiastic, happy go lucky, cheerful, expressive, impulsive (Surgency) |
| Expedient, nonconforming, disregards rules, self indulgent (Low Super Ego Strength) |
Rule-Consciousness
(G) |
Rule-conscious, dutiful, conscientious, conforming, moralistic, staid, rule bound (High Super Ego Strength) |
| Shy, threat-sensitive, timid, hesitant, intimidated (Threctia) |
Social Boldness
(H) |
Socially bold, venturesome, thick skinned, uninhibited (Parmia) |
| Utilitarian, objective, unsentimental, tough minded, self-reliant, no-nonsense, rough (Harria) |
Sensitivity
(I) |
Sensitive, aesthetic, sentimental, tender minded, intuitive, refined (Premsia) |
| Trusting, unsuspecting, accepting, unconditional, easy (Alaxia) |
Vigilance
(L) |
Vigilant, suspicious, skeptical, distrustful, oppositional (Protension) |
| Grounded, practical, prosaic, solution oriented, steady, conventional (Praxernia) |
Abstractedness
(M) |
Abstract, imaginative, absent minded, impractical, absorbed in ideas (Autia) |
| Forthright, genuine, artless, open, guileless, naive, unpretentious, involved (Artlessness) |
Privateness
(N) |
Private, discreet, nondisclosing, shrewd, polished, worldly, astute, diplomatic (Shrewdness) |
| Self-Assured, unworried, complacent, secure, free of guilt, confident, self satisfied (Untroubled) |
Apprehension
(O) |
Apprehensive, self doubting, worried, guilt prone, insecure, worrying, self blaming (Guilt Proneness) |
| Traditional, attached to familiar, conservative, respecting traditional ideas (Conservatism) |
Openness to Change
(Q1) |
Open to change, experimental, liberal, analytical, critical, free thinking, flexibility (Radicalism) |
| Group-oriented, affiliative, a joiner and follower dependent (Group Adherence) |
Self-Reliance
(Q2) |
Self-reliant, solitary, resourceful, individualistic, self sufficient (Self-Sufficiency) |
| Tolerates disorder, unexacting, flexible, undisciplined, lax, self-conflict, impulsive, careless of social rules, uncontrolled (Low Integration) |
Perfectionism
(Q3) |
Perfectionistic, organized, compulsive, self-disciplined, socially precise, exacting will power, control, self-sentimental (High Self-Concept Control) |
| Relaxed, placid, tranquil, torpid, patient, composed low drive (Low Ergic Tension) |
Tension
(Q4) |
Tense, high energy, impatient, driven, frustrated, over wrought, time driven. (High Ergic Tension) |
| Primary Factors and Descriptors in Cattell’s 16 Personality Factor Model (Adapted From Conn & Rieke, 1994). |