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Kiff (Talk | contribs)     The Two-Factor Model of Personality
is the most widely used psychometric factor analysis measurement
of personality, behavior and temperament. It most often consists
of a matrix measuring the factor of introversion and
extroversion with some form of people versus task orientation.
From the beginning, with Galen's ancient Four Temperaments, it
was observed:    • The sanguine temperament showed quick,
impulsive and relatively brief reactions.   • The phlegmatic
temperament was characterized by a longer response-delay, but
the response was also short-lived.   • The melancholic
temperament (Also called "Melancholy) exhibited a long response
time-delay, and the response was sustained at length, if not,
seemingly, permanently. [1]  Therefore, it was evident that the
sanguine and choleric shared a common trait: quickness of
response, while the melancholic and phleg