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Chapter 14 Personality
Introduction to Psychology Gateways to Mind and Behavior By Dennis Coon
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Psychology
11th Grade
11/28/2012

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Personality
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A person's unique and relatively stable behavior patterns
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Character
Definition
Personal Characteristics that have been judged or evaluated; a persons desirable or undesirable qualities.
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Temperment
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 The hereditary aspects of personality, including sensitivity, activity, levels, prevailing mood, irritablity, and adaptability.
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Peronality trait
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a stable, enduring quality that a person shows in most situations
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Personality type
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a style of personality defined by a group  of related traits
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Introvert
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A person whose  attention is focused inward; a shy, reserved, self-centered person.
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Extrovert
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A person whose attention is directed outward; a bold, outgoing person.
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Self-concept
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A person's preception of his or her own personality traits.
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Self-esteem
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regarding oneself as a worthwhile person; a positive evaluation of oneself
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Personality theory 
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A system of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles used to understand and explain personality.
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Trait theorist
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A psychologist interested in classifying, analyzing, and interrelating traits to understand personality.
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Common traits
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personality traits that are shared by most individuals of a certain culture
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Individual traits
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Personality qualities that define a person's unique individual qualities
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Cardinal Traits
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a trait so basic that all of a person's activities relate to it.
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Central Trait
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core traits that charaterize an individual personality.
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Secondary traits.
Definition
traits that are inconsistent or relatively superficial
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surface traits
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the visible or observable traits of one's personalities
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Source Traits
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