In psychology, trait theory (also called dispositional theory) is an approach to the study of human personality. Trait theorists are primarily interested...
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Trait activation theory is based on a specific model of job performance, and can be considered an elaborated or extended view of personality-job fit....
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psychometrics, item response theory (IRT, also known as latent trait theory, strong true score theory, or modern mental test theory) is a paradigm for the design...
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Personality psychology (redirect from Central trait)
with an abundance of theoretical traditions. The major theories include dispositional (trait) perspective, psychodynamic, humanistic, biological, behaviorist...
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Leadership (redirect from Leader theory)
quotation to verify] Studies of leadership have produced theories involving (for example) traits, situational interaction, function, behavior, power, vision...
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Genotypic trait, sometimes but not always presenting as a phenotypic trait Personality, traits that predict an individual's behavior. Trait theory in psychology...
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Personality type (section Types vs. traits)
differences between people, whereas traits might be construed as quantitative differences. According to type theories, for example, introverts and extraverts...
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Emotional intelligence (redirect from Trait Emotional Intelligence (Trait EI))
being regarded as a form of trait EI; the trait model defines EI as comprising traits within a personality trait theory framework. Different models of...
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practices. The emergence of the concept of trait leadership can be traced back to Thomas Carlyle's "great man" theory, which stated that "The History of the...
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Robert Hogan (psychologist) (section On trait theory)
when provoked. Trait theory explains this by saying that Tyson has a trait for aggression—and that is a tautology. According to Hogan, trait terms are essential...
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Ambition is a character trait that describes people who are driven to better their station or to succeed at lofty goals. Ambition has been interpreted...
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In psychology, grit is a positive, non-cognitive trait based on a person's perseverance of effort combined with their passion for a particular long-term...
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behaviors. Two theories have been integrated in an attempt to account for these differences in work role performance. Trait activation theory posits that...
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detected for personality traits. These traits are polygenic. Significant genetic variants are present for most of the behavioral traits. There is a consistency...
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personality, most theories focus on motivation and psychological interactions with one's environment. Trait-based personality theories, such as those defined...
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Charisma (redirect from Mystique (personality trait))
authority Superficial charm – Flattery, telling people what they want to hear Trait leadership – Patterns of personal characteristics that foster consistent...
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Extraversion and introversion (category Personality traits)
Extraversion and introversion are a central trait dimension in human personality theory. The terms were introduced into psychology by Carl Jung, though...
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emphasizing that Type A behavior is multifaceted rather than a singular trait. According to Day and Jreige (2002), Type A behavior consists of two distinct...
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Virtue ethics (redirect from Virtue theory)
of virtue theory[who?] sometimes argue that a central feature of a virtue is its universal applicability. In other words, any character trait defined as...
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of trait ascription bias on personality assessments outside of the lab are also of interest to social scientists. Although trait-oriented theories of...
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Patience (redirect from Patience (character trait))
anger.[verification needed] Patience is also used to refer to the character trait of being disciplined and steadfast. Antonyms of patience include impatience...
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Personality development (section Trait)
The Trait Theory of personality is one of the main theories in the study of personality. According to this theory, traits make up personality. Traits can...
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they experience. Unlike many theories related to personality, reversal theory does not consist of static traits (trait theory), but rather a set of dynamic...
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A quantitative trait locus (QTL) is a locus (section of DNA) that correlates with variation of a quantitative trait in the phenotype of a population of...
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Sensory processing sensitivity (category Personality traits)
Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is a temperamental or personality trait involving "an increased sensitivity of the central nervous system and a deeper...
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this has occurred using trait theory from psychology. Unlike other trait theories of personality, this adopts epistemic traits that centres on values,...
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collectively as item response theory, which sometimes bear the appellation "modern" as in "modern latent trait theory". Classical test theory as we know it today...
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exceptions to the rule. Hofstede's theory can be contrasted with its equivalence at individual level: the trait theory about human personality. Variations...
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emotional conditioning models. His theory focused more on anxiety as a disorder than a personality trait. Eysenck's theory predicts that introverts are more...
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Robert Tryon in 1939 and famously used by Cattell beginning in 1943 for trait theory classification in personality psychology. The notion of a "cluster" cannot...
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