personality- trait perspective

Question 1

why do we use trait perspectives?

Answer 1

we use traits to summarize, predict and explain behaviour.

Question 2

who are the main researchers for trait perspective?

Answer 2

-allport
-cattel
-eysenck
-costa
-McCrae

Question 3

what were the main researchers shared assumptions?

Answer 3

• dispositions (traits) are the building blocks of personality
• direct correspondence between behaviour and processing a trait (‘what you do is what you are’)
  -dispositions can be organized in a hierarchical way, from specific to general