Match the following theorists with their respective trait theories:

Theorists:

(a) Gordon Allport

(b) Raymond Cattell

(c) H.J. Eysenck

Trait Theories:

i. Trait approach categorizing traits into cardinal, central, and secondary

ii. Identifying primary traits through factor analysis and developing the 16PF questionnaire

iii. Reducing personality into two dimensions: neuroticism vs. emotional stability and extraversion vs. introversion

(a) i, (b) ii, (c) iii

Three traits were categorised by Allport viz,cardinal, central, and secondary.

Raymond Cattell made an effort to identify the fundamental traits of an individual. He employed a statistical method known as factor analysis to uncover shared underlying structures. Through this process, he identified 16 primary or source traits, which are regarded as stable and serve as the building blocks of personality.

H.J. Eysenck suggested that personality could be simplified into two broad dimensions. (1) Neuroticism vs. emotional stability (2) Extraversion vs. introversion. Later Eysenck proposed a third dimension, called Psychoticism vs. Sociability, which is considered to interact with the other two dimensions mentioned above.