PSYC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 51: Agreeableness, Extraversion And Introversion, Hexaco Model Of Personality Structure
10 Mar 2016
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The trait approach: trait theories are psychologist who are interested in analyzing , and classify personal traits, to better understand personality, predicting behaviour. Even though clasifying people as either extrovert or introvert is too simple. This can help psychologist predict behaviour in many ways: classifying traits. Common traits personality traits that are shared by most members of a particular culture. Individual traits personality traits that define a person"s unique individual qualities. He further divided the traits in three levels. Cardinal traits a personality trait so basic that all of a person"s activities relate to it. According to allport few people had this traits (because they last for a lifetime) Central traits the core traits that characterize an individual personality. ex, honest, shy. Secondary traits traits that are inconsistent or relatively superficial. Often appear in certain situation , and are more superficial. Raymond b. cattell identified 16 basic traits (source traits) Surface traits the visible or observable traits of one"s personality.
