4 primary factors

Factors on a pattern

When you look at your results, you’ll see a pattern like the example below. Factors appear as blue circles and they always appear, from top to bottom, A, B, C, D. Factors that fall to the left of the midpoint represent a low amount of that particular drive, while those that land to the right of the midpoint represent a high amount. 

Since there are no right or wrong responses to the Behavioral Assessment, low and high are neither good nor bad, they’re simply indicators to provide you with language and data to help you better understand a person. 

The further away from the midpoint a factor falls, the more forceful the expression of its associated behaviors will be. Because the way a drive is expressed changes depending on the level of that factor, the words we use to describe someone’s behavior change depending on how far their factor is from the midpoint. Let’s explore each one.

The four Primary Factors measured by PI are Factor A (Dominance), Factor B (Extraversion), Factor C (Patience) and Factor D (Formality). Each of the four Primary Factors is a drive to behave in a particular way, and each is different from the others. Every individual has all four Factors in his or her total pattern of behavior.

Dominance: The drive to exert one’s influence on people or events

Extraversion: The drive for social interaction with other people

Patience: The drive for consistency and stability

Formality: The drive to conform to rules and structure