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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

121
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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

122
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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

123
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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

126
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personality

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Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

127
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Trait theories

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Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

128
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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

130
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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

131
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personality

A

Relatively stable, permanent characteristics that are unique to an individual and influence way person thinks feels and behaves

132
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Trait theories

A

Personality traits describe stable forms of behaviour that people display in any and every situation, are inferred from behaviour and can be used to predict future behaviour

133
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traits vs type

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traits are viewed as a collection of dichotomous continuum’s (two opposites on scale, person can vary along scale), many of them and person can mix and match

type: viewed as discrete categories (collection of traits) must be this or that

134
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main assumptions of trait theories

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personality traits are relatively stable and predictable over time, relatively stable over different situations, take into account that personality consists of number of different traits and some people have more or less of each trait than others, some traits are more closely interrelated than other traits and tend to occurs together

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trait theories

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categorise people by using more than one dimension and allows researchers to capture people’s individuality more fully, also differ from each other on number of dimensions that are considered important

Psychology Unit 4 (3 decks)

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