The Five Factor Model.
Date Submitted: 07/22/2004 14:00:53
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 7 pages (1861 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 7 pages (1861 words)
The Five Factor Model has taken various forms over the years but has more recently taken the form of the OCEAN model of McCrae and Costa and the Big Five model of Goldberg. Both of these models although derived from different methodologies are an attempt to explain human behaviour using traits. There has been much debate as to whether these conceptual models do in fact explain behaviour or whether they are just descriptive of behaviour.
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