Psychology / Unit 10 Psych 1136 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Allport's Trait Levels
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The idea
Allport distinguished cardinal traits that dominate a life, central traits that characterize a person, and secondary traits that appear situationally.
In practice
A person's central traits appear in most settings while a secondary trait shows only under deadline.
Where people slip
Cardinal traits are rare. Most people are described adequately by a handful of central traits.
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