Full Idea
Psychologists have long thought that measuring on a scale of just five personality dimensions - agreeableness, extroversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness and openness to new experiences - can capture all human variations in behaviour and attitude.
Gist of Idea
Psychologists measure personality along five dimensions
Source
New Scientist writers (New Scientist articles [2013], 2015.06.13)
Book Reference
-: 'New Scientist magazine' [ 2013], p.11
A Reaction
Researchers are considering a sixth - called 'honesty-humility' - which is roughly how devious people are. The five mentioned here seem to be a well entrenched orthodoxy among professional psychologists. Is personality more superficial than character?