(Measure of 15 temperament and 1 ability traits which Dr. Cattell believed captured basic human personality. The traits identified as Q (1 – 4) only showed up in questionnaire self-report, as opposed to ratings by others. Traits were labeled with letters, missing letters were not found to be stable in subsequent research [some are found on the adolescent High School Personality Questionnaire]. The traits were identified by oblique factor analysis, which allowed for the further identification of broad, “second-order” factors.)
A Warmth
B Intelligence (ability trait)
C Emotional Stability
E Dominance
F Impulsivity
G Conformity
H Boldness
I Sensitivity
L Suspiciousness
M Imagination
N Shrewdness
O Insecurity
Q1 Radicalism
Q2 Self-Sufficiency
Q3 Self-Discipline
Q4 Tension
Second-Order Factors
Extraversion
Anxiety
Tough Poise
Independence
Extension of the model into psychological maladjustment
CAQ Clinical Analysis Questionnaire
(Measure of 7 depressive traits and 5 general psychopathology traits identified from the MMPI item pool. Inclusion of the CAQ items increased the number of second-order factors extracted to 9.)
D1 Hypochondriasis
D2 Suicidal Depression
D3 Agitation
D4 Anxious Depression
D5 Low Energy Depression
D6 Guilt and Resentment
D7 Boredom and Withdrawal
Pa Paranoia
Pp Psychopathic Deviation
Sc Schizophrenia
As Psychasthenia
Ps Psychological Inadequacy
Ability traits
intelligence
crystallized intelligence
fluid intelligence
Factor B on the 16PF and other Cattell tests
Culture Fair Intelligence Test
Dynamic (motivational) traits
MAT Motivational Analysis Test
(Measure of dynamic [need and press] traits identified in factor analysis of several different tasks designed to elicit motivational disposition. Although never as commercially successful or theoretically influential as the other elements of his system, Cattell believed that the combined consideration of temperamental traits, ability traits, and motivational traits gave the fullest and most complete picture of human personality—and allowed for the most accurate and detailed predictions across a wide range of outcomes.
erg: dynamic, constitutional source traits (functions similar to drives, needs, or instincts in other theories); these could vary in intensity and were unlearned
ergs caused selective perception
ergs stimulated emotional responses to certain stimuli (objects or thoughts of objects)
ergs stimulated goal-directed behavior
egrs lead to some type of consummatory response
Cattell identified 11 ergs:
curiosity
sex
gregariousness
protection
self-assertion
security
hunger
anger
disgust
appeal
self-submission
metaergs were dynamic source traits that were learned (environmental origin)
sentiments
The self-sentiment was, for Cattell, the most powerful sentiment and organized the entire personality; this was our self-concept and provided stability, coherence, and organization to the expression of the source traits, ergs, and sentiments
attitudes
derived from sentiments: specific interests, of a certain intensity, in doing something with a certain stimulus in a certain situation