Personality Development

Personality Development 2(1+1)

Lesson 3 : Development of Personality- Trait Perspective

Type theories

Type theories assume that individuals can be assigned to one or other type or groups. All individuals of each type are assumed to be similar to each other on the dimensions that define the type and they can be placed under the following theories.

1. Carl Jung
   
2. William Sheldon
   
3. Suinn
   
4. Allport
   
5. Eysenck
   
6. Cattell
   
7. Big Five factor theory

Sheldon points out that there are many possible combinations of these three basic