16 PF

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 16 PF mean? 

• 16 PF (noun)
  The noun 16 PF has 1 sense:

1. a self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits

  Familiarity information: 16 PF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 16 PF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

16 PF; Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire

Hypernyms ("16 PF" is a kind of...):

self-report inventory; self-report personality inventory (a personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or she would make)