FIGURE 11.4 The 16PF: Example Questions and Profiles The 16PF, developed by Raymond Cattell, is a self-report inventory that contains 185 items like those shown in part (a). When scored, the 16PF generates a personality profile. In part (b), personality profiles of airline pilots and writers are compared. Cattell (1973) found that pilots are more controlled, more relaxed, more self-assured, and less sensitive than writers.

Source: Cattell, Raymond B.; Cattell, Karen S.; & Cattell, Heather E P (1993) 16PF questionnaire (5th ed.) ©1993 by the Institute for Personality and Ability Testing, Inc. (IPAT), Champaign, Illinois, USA. 16PF® is a registered trade mark of IPAT, a wholly owned subsidiary of OPP Ltd., Oxford, England. Reproduced from the US 16PF Administrators Manual 5th edition with the permission of the copyright holder.