3V0091.04 Personality Scale 4/23/78
An article, “The Origins of Personality” in 8/70 Sci. American, presents a “temperamental quality” chart of personality characteristics (9) which the authors claim define life-long inclinations.
Trait | Rob | Peg | Miriam(recall) |
activity level | high | high | low |
rhythmicity | irreg-medium | regular (most) | regular (some) |
distractability | not distractable | distractable | distractable |
approach/withdrawal | positive-medium? | positive | positive |
adaptability | medium | medium | no recall |
persistence | medium?long | ?long/medium | long |
intensity | intense | intense/mod. | moderate |
responsiveness | high-moderate | high | low |
mood | positive | positive | positive |