Psychology (paperback) (4th Edition)
Psychology (paperback) (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780205973361
Author: Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White
Publisher: PEARSON
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Trait theories are less focused on explaining personality development or change in personality and are more focused on prediction of a particular behavior and description of the personality. Traits are an enduring way of behaving, feeling or thinking. Trait theories try to describe personality based on an individual’s traits. Trait theories try to achieve or describe those characteristics which make up personalities of human in an attempt for prediction of future behavior.

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