Lecture 3

Question 1

What are the five domains that make up the Five Factor Model and Big 5?

Answer 1

Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness

Question 2

Structural differences between FFM and B5?

Answer 2

• FFM has hierarchy (domains and facets)
• B5 has no trait hierarchy

Question 3

Differences in measurement between FFM and B5

Answer 3

FFM: Questions
B5: Adjectives

Question 4

Causality

Answer 4

FFM: Traits ‘cause’ behaviour
B5: no causal claims

Question 5

Origins

Answer 5

FFM: Biology
B5: Natural language

Question 6

What did Costa and McCrae (1995) suggest when looking at FFM and Eysenck’s PEN model?

Answer 6

-Suggested that
Eysenck’s P is a conflation of C and A
- Is O a part of FFM or is it really part of intelligence domain?

Question 7

What influence does shared environment have on traits?

Answer 7

(Hahn et al,2012): twin studies found that effect of shared environment is small, if not zero

Question 8

What are some critiques of the FFM and B5?

Answer 8

• Block (1995): problems using factor analysis to determine,one personality, adjectives selected to fit model
• Eysenck (1992): some factors (A&C in particular) better seen as facets of N and P
• Digman (1997): B5 factors highly correlated, proposes two super factors alpha and beta