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personality

individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. how a person responds to a situation.

openness

curious, willing to change, and creative.

conscientiousness

organized, dependable, and self-control.

extraversion

social, outgoing, and extraverted.

agreeable

willing to cooperate rather than compete.

neuroticism

moody, nervous, guilty, and temperful

self-esteem

overall sense of personal worth/values as a person

self-efficacy

belief that one can perform specific task successfully

perception

processs by which individuals detect and interpret sensory information

self-perception bias types

self-enhancement, self-effacement, false consensus

stereo types

selective perception, self-fulfilling prophecy

adability

openness to change and flexibility.

benchmarking

attentive to best practice and learn