Type A:Individuals who tend

to be more rigid

Type B:Individuals who are

more easy going

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Helps you define yourself!

Questions define your personality

True Colors

Four distinctive personality types

None is better than others

All of us have all four colors

First color: Innate color (Nature)

Second color: Learned color (Nurture)

Third and Fourth colors: Underdeveloped

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Blue represents calm. Thoughts of this color pacify

us, as does a calm blue sea. It creates

physiological tranquility and psychological

contentment. Those with BLUE as a Primary Color

value balance and harmony. They prefer lives free

from tension…settled, united, and secure.

Blue represents loyalty and a sense of belonging,

and yet, when friends are involved, a vulnerability.

BLUE corresponds to depth in feeling and a relaxed

sensitivity. It is characterized by empathy, aesthetic

experiences, and reflective awareness.

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Famous Blues:

Mozart, Dorothy

(Wizard of Oz),

Thomas Jefferson,

Cinderella, Gandhi,

Mohammed Ali, and

Jimmy Carter.

Traditional

GOLD represents a need to be solid and responsible, to fulfill duties and

obligations, to organize and structure our lives and lives of others. Those with GOLD as a Primary Color value being practical and sensible. They

believe that people should earn their way in life through work and service

to others.

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Famous Golds:

Mother Teresa, George

Washington, Santa Claus,

LBJ, George Washington,

Joan Rivers, Henry Ford,

Florence Nightingale

Respects Authority Rules, Routines,

Policies

Allegiant, Faithful, Dependable,

Prepared, Efficient

Remembers The Traditions That

Work

Values FamilyWork Comes Before Play

Practical. Systematic. Orderly

Identifies With Groups

Strives For A Sense Of Security

Thorough, Sensible, Punctual,

Conventional, Proper

A Right Way To Do Everything

Evaluates Actions As Right Or Wrong

Stable. Organized. Punctual. Helpful

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• GREEN persons increase their own esteem by being assertive and intellectual. They tend to depend upon information rather than feelings. Green values practical and creative application of theory and data.

• GREEN represents persistence, determination, firmness, and consistency. Those with GREEN as a Primary Color value intellect and capability above all else.

• Looks Forward And Sees Impact Of Actions Taken Now.

• Explores All Facets Before Deciding. Checks for Accuracy.

• Careful Planner. Systematic. Enlivened By Work.

• Status Quo Buster. Designer Of Change. Inventive.

• Systematic. Logical. Theoretical. Self-Sufficient.

• Often Not In The Mainstream. Persistent. Thorough.

• Intellectual. Inquisitive. Impartial. Improvement Oriented.

Visionary

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Famous Greens: Socrates, Sherlock Holmes, Benjamin Franklin, Carl Jung, Thomas Edison, Eleanor Roosevelt, Katherine Hepburn, Rosalyn Carter

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• ORANGE represents energy, power, and strength. Those with ORANGE as a Primary Color feel the will to achieve results to win, to be successful. They desire all things that offer intense living and full experience.

• ORANGE is action: sport, struggle, competition, and productivity.

JFK, Amelia Earhart, Lucille Ball, Rhett Butler, FDR,

Francis of Assisi, Lee Iacocca, Winston Churchill,

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"Just Do It" Action Oriented.

Quick-witted, Charming, Spontaneous

Playful. Injects fun into work.

Lives In Here & Now. Risk taker. Creative.

Enjoys Diversity, Variety, Competition.

Multi-tasker, Cheerful, Energetic. Bold.

Quick Thinking and Acting. Takes Charge.

High Visibility Performer. Accepts Challenges.

Enjoys Problem Solving. Negotiator.

Performs Well Under Pressure. Resilient.

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THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY

TEST

Most popular trait theory

Robert McCrae and Paul

Costa developed the Big Five

Personality Source Traits,

which are considered the

building blocks of

personality

Essential building blocks of

personality can be described

in 5 basic personality

dimensions.

THE NOTORIOUS BIG 5 THEORY

THE NOTORIOUS BIG 5 THEORY

Human behavior is the result of interaction

between traits and situations.

Described somewhat differently among

researchers but can be found cross culturally.

Research shows them to be stable over time &

consistent over different situations.

O.C.E.A.N. (OR C.A.N.O.E.)

OPENNESS – How open you are to new experiences & learning?

CONSCIENTIOUSNESS – The degree to which one is responsible, hard working, reliable (dependability)

EXTROVERSION – How outgoing, expressive, active & social are you?

AGREEABLENESS – How honest, considerate, likeable & tolerant are you?

NEUROTICISM – How anxious, self-conscious or impulsive are you?

THE “BIG FIVE” TRAITS

THE “BIG FIVE” TRAITS

THE “BIG FIVE” TRAITS

THE “BIG FIVE” TRAITS

THE “BIG FIVE” TRAITS

16 PERSONALITIES TEST

TRAIT

Trait: Tendency toward certain behaviors or emotions, no matter the situation

Believe that these traits are stable & predictable over time.

Trait Perspective focus on individual differencesrather than similarities like previous theories.

Trait theories seek to identify, describe and measure these individual differences.

RAYMOND CATTELL (1905-1998)

Used factor analysis to reduce the list of personality traits.

Came up with 16 key personality dimensions(source traits) or factors to describe personality

Proposed Each factor was measured on a continuum

Generally considered as too many traits

The 16PF, developed by

Raymond Cattell, is a

self-report inventory

that contains 185

items like those shown

in part (a).

CATTELL ’S 16 PERSONALITY FACTORS

When scored, the 16PF generates a personality

profile.

In part (b), personality profiles of airline pilots and

writers are compared.

Cattell (1973) found that pilots are more controlled,

more relaxed, more self-assured, and less sensitive than

writers

CATTELL ’S 16 PERSONALITY FACTORS