Personality: Theories & Types
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According to Gordon Allport's trait theory, what are those core components of personality called that greatly influence a person's entire life and are very few in number (typically 1 to a handful)?
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Gordon Allport divided personality traits into three categories in his trait theory: Cardinal, Central, and Secondary traits. 'Cardinal traits' are those extremely powerful and pervasive traits that completely dominate a person's entire life, behavior, and identity, such as Gandhi's concept of 'non-violence'.
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