Trait Theories
A trait is a stable characteristic or "blueprint" that causes specific behavioural patterns.
- The three dimensions of personality: extroversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism.
- Later researchers suggested five dimensions of personality (known as the Big 5 theory): openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
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