Personality Development

Personality Development 2(1+1)

Lesson 4 : Development of Personality- Trait perspectives

Trait theories

The primary assumption of any trait theory is that personality can be described in terms of how much of the various traits individuals possess.

“Traits are described as enduring and consistent characteristics that are often but not always evident in particular situations (Maguarsound & Endler, 1977).
One of the pioneer’s in trait theories is Gordon Allport (1961), who studied individual’s traits from 1930s to 1960s.