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Chapter 7: Trait Theories of Personality
Trait theory of Gordon W. Allport
Harvard Psychologist
Highlighted healthy aspects of human behavior
This contrasted with the psychoanalytic emphasis on animalistic and neurotic aspects of behavior
Traits are basic units of personality
Defined by frequency, intensity, and range of situations
Three different kinds of traits
Cardinal
Central
Secondary
Trats are necessary to explain consistency
Idiographic research
Focus is on the potentially unique individual
Studies are viewed as a path for learning about people
Factor-Analytic Trait Theory of Raymond B Catell
PhD from University of London
Did personality research and got clinical experience in Britian
Chapter 7: Trait Theories of Personality
Trait theory of Gordon W. Allport
Harvard Psychologist
Highlighted healthy aspects of human behavior
This contrasted with the psychoanalytic emphasis on animalistic and neurotic aspects of behavior
Traits are basic units of personality
Defined by frequency, intensity, and range of situations
Three different kinds of traits
Cardinal
Central
Secondary
Trats are necessary to explain consistency
Idiographic research
Focus is on the potentially unique individual
Studies are viewed as a path for learning about people
Factor-Analytic Trait Theory of Raymond B Catell
PhD from University of London
Did personality research and got clinical experience in Britian