The Impact of Cognitive Complexity on Frequency-Based Measurement Big Five Measures

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dc.contributor.advisorBowler, Mark C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChapman, Kyle E.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychology: General - Theoreticen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-04T18:08:33Z
dc.date.available2012-09-04T18:08:33Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractRecent research on the factor structure of the Five-Factor Model has called into question the assumption that the five factors are universal across all individuals. Whereas individuals demonstrating average levels of cognitive complexity exhibit the common five factor pattern, both Bowler, Bowler, and Phillips (2009) and Bowler, Bowler, and Cope (in press) noted that individuals with higher levels of cognitive complexity exhibit more than five factors and individuals with lower levels of cognitive complexity exhibit less than five. The present study sought to examine the impact of cognitive complexity on a five-factor measure that utilized a frequency-based response format developed by Edwards and Woehr (2007). Overall, results concurred with previous findings, with cognitive complexity influencing the number of factors evidenced. Specifically, individuals with low, average, and high levels of cognitive complexity exhibited five-, six-, and seven-factor models of personality, respectively. Implications of the appropriateness of frequency-based personality measurement are discussed.  en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.format.extent54 p.en_US
dc.format.mediumdissertations, academicen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/3940
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.subjectPersonality psychologyen_US
dc.subjectCognitive complexityen_US
dc.subjectFive factor modelen_US
dc.subjectPersonalityen_US
dc.subject.lcshPersonality and cognition
dc.subject.lcshPersonality assessment
dc.subject.lcshBig Five model--Evaluation
dc.titleThe Impact of Cognitive Complexity on Frequency-Based Measurement Big Five Measuresen_US
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US

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