Dr. Goldberg is actively involved in research on individual
differences, including studies of personality structure, personality
measurement and assessment, and the usefulness of assessment instruments for
predicting such important human outcomes as physical and mental health.
Goldberg’s theory includes a systematic study of personality traits,
development of personality, and personality assessment is known as personality psychology Personality has been studied for thousands of years. Hippocrates, for example,
argued that there were four distinct temperaments. Freud's theory of psycho-sexual development was
also a theory of personality and personality development.
In modern psychology, there are
several schools of thought regarding personality. Perhaps the best known is
Lewis Goldberg’s "Big Five" theory of personality which includes:
1.
Conscientiousness
2.
Openness to new experiences
3.
Agreeableness
4.
Neuroticism
5.
Extraversion
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