A cybernetic model of global personality traits

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-108

  van Egeren, Lawrence F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Five traits; Individual differences; Personality structure; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CYBERNETICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS; TEMPERAMENT;

CYBERNETICS; FEEDBACK; GOALS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 67649103443     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088868309334860     Document Type: Article

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