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The Lexical Approach To Personality: A Historical Review of Trait Taxonomic Research. European Journal of Personality, 2,171-203. by Acatalepso is a document available to read on EtoBox.
W e review research aimed at the development of a compelling taxonomy of personality-descriptive terms. W e identify five issues central to the construction of personality taxonomies and discuss the advantages and limitations of the lexical approach. Our review of research stimulated by this approach begins with Allport and Odbert’s trait names, retraces the procedures that led to Cattell’s personality factors, and summarizes contemporary work in English and in Dutch. Taxonomers and lay people alike v
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- Acatalepso
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