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Personality Trait Psychologists  Individual Sum Person's Characteristic Behaviors 

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Trait Psychologists - individual personality = sum of person's characteristic behaviors 


1) Gordon Allport
-Functional Autonomy - behavior continues despite satisfaction of the drive
-Cardinal/Central/Secondary Traits - How close you hold an identity
2)Hans and Sybil Enysenck
-PEN Model - expanded to Big 5
-Neuroticism - emotional arousal under stress
-Extraversion - tolerance for social interaction
-Psychotism - non conformity
3)David McClelland
-N-Ach - avoid high risks and low risks(high on scale)

Type Theorists -  taxonomy of personality types

1) William Sheldon's somatotypes -  short stocky were jolly, tall were high-strung & aloof, all others well rounded

Tags: behavioral_sciences+_6

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