Feist−Feist: Theories of
Personality, Seventh
EditionIV. Dispositional Theories 14. Eysenck, McCrae, and
Costa’s Trait and Factor
Theories(^406) © The McGraw−Hill
Companies, 2009
Eysenck, McCrae,
and Costa’s Trait
and Factor Theories
BOverview of Trait and Factor Theories
BBiography of Hans J. Eysenck
BThe Pioneering Work of Raymond B. Cattell
BBasics of Factor Analysis
BEysenck’s Factor Theory
Criteria for Identifying Factors
Hierarchy of Behavior Organization
BDimensions of Personality
Extraversion
Neuroticism
Psychoticism
BMeasuring Personality
BBiological Bases of Personality
BPersonality as a Predictor
Personality and Behavior
Personality and Disease
BThe Big Five: Taxonomy or Theory?
BBiographies of Robert R. McCrae and
Paul T. Costa, Jr.
BIn Search of the Big Five
Five Factors Found
Description of the Five Factors
BEvolution of the Five-Factor Theory
Units of the Five-Factor Theory
Basic Postulates
BRelated Research
The Biology of Personality Traits
Traits and Academics
Traits and Emotion
Eysenck McCrae
Costa
BCritique of Trait and Factor Theories
BConcept of Humanity
BKey Terms and Concepts
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