Taxonomy of Psychological Constructs

Basic personality tendencies.

Huffcutt et al. (2001) found a growing preference to measure personality traits using the “Big Five” personality dimensions: Extroversion, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness (basic desire to be liked by and to fit in with other people), Openness to experience, and Emotional stability.

    • Agreeableness Job performance (r = .51)