Essentials of Understanding Psychology
Essentials of Understanding Psychology
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ISBN: 9781259531804
Author: Robert S Feldman Dean College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Introduction: The pattern of lasting, unique features that produces a consistency and individuality in a person is called personality. The personality leads a particular person to act consistently in various situations and over extended periods of time. Personality includes the behavior which makes every person unique and different from others. Trait theory, a personality approach, helps for the identification of basic traits that is needed to describe a personality.

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Correct answer: Person C’s determination to succeed is the dominant force in all his activities and relationships. According to GordonAllport’s theory, this is an example of a cardinal trait. In contrast, Person CI’s fondness for old western movies is an example of a secondary trait.

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According to Gordon Allport’s theory, there are three fundamental categories of trait. Cardinal trait, central trait, and secondary trait are the three types of trait. The cardinal trait is a single trait that tells most of the behavior of that person. Here, the Person C’s trait is an example of cardinal trait. Secondary traits are the features that affect the behavior in some situations the secondary traits have only less influence by comparing with the cardinal trait and central traits. The Person CI’s trait is an example of secondary trait.

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