CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

FREUDS PERSONALITY THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the three categories of traits in Allport’s theory?
A
Cardinal, middle, secondary
B
cardinal, central, secondary
C
co-ordinal, central, secondary
D
co-ordinary, central, tertiary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Allport grouped these traits into three different categories: cardinal traits, central traits, and secondary traits. Cardinal traits are those that are so dominant that they are expressed across situations and various parts of a person’s life. This type of trait is considered rare.

Detailed explanation-2: -For Allport, cardinal traits dominate and shape a person’s behavior. Central traits are characteristics found to some degree in every person. Secondary traits are only seen in particular circumstances (such as the snappy remark mentioned earlier).

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.

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