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Nomothetic approach to personality

Nomothetic Approach to Personality The nomothetic approach focuses on identifying general laws or traits that apply to all individuals. It emphasizes large-scale studies, standardized assessments, and comparisons across populations. This approach contrasts with the idiographic approach, which studies individuals in depth. Trait theories like the Big Five use the nomothetic method.

Discuss the categories of traits as given by Raymond B. Cattell

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Introduction Raymond B. Cattell was a prominent personality psychologist known for his empirical approach to understanding human personality. He proposed a structured model of personality based on traits—enduring characteristics that influence behavior. Cattell’s work is best known for identifying and categorizing traits using factor analysis, leading to the development of the 16 Personality Factor (16PF)

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