PERSONALITY
TRAIT THEORIES
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has no empirical evidence
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takes psychoticism into account
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provides an easy to understand continuum that gives a large amount of information about a person’s personality about the self and the world
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created a number of assessment devices for traits
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Detailed explanation-1: -Allport created a highly influential three-tiered hierarchy of personality traits, consisting of: Cardinal traits: Rare, but strongly deterministic of behavior. Central traits: Present to varying degrees in all people. Central traits influence, but do not determine, an individual’s behavior.
Detailed explanation-2: -Allport grouped these traits into three different categories: cardinal traits, central traits, and secondary traits.
Detailed explanation-3: -While early conceptualizations of the trait approach suggested hundreds or even thousands of traits existed (such as Allport’s approach), modern ideas propose that personality is composed of approximately five broad dimensions. 4 They are: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
Detailed explanation-4: -Allport believes that humans have different traits which affect their behavior. This study testifies the validity of the application of Allportian concepts, particularly traits, attitudes and habits, to John Irving’s novels. It shows how the main characters’ personalities are viewed from trait theory.