CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The trait theories of personality are based on identifying, measuring and describing these traits in individuals, and are also used to ‘predict’ a person’s behaviour based on their unique combination of traits.

Detailed explanation-2: -Trait theory in psychology rests on the idea that people differ from one another based on the strength and intensity of basic trait dimensions. There are three criteria that characterize personality traits: (1) consistency, (2) stability, and (3) individual differences.

Detailed explanation-3: -Actor-observer bias is the tendency to attribute the behavior of others to internal causes, while attributing our own behavior to external causes. In other words, actors explain their own behavior differently than how an observer would explain the same behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -Personality refers to the enduring characteristics and behavior that comprise a person’s unique adjustment to life, including major traits, interests, drives, values, self-concept, abilities, and emotional patterns.