Personality: Theories & Types
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Under Gordon Allport's Trait Theory of personality—classifying traits into Central Traits, Secondary Traits, and Cardinal Traits—upon a detailed analysis of their metaphysical and psychological dynamics, which of the following statements most accurately and scientifically explains the distinction among these three categories?
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Gordon Allport divided traits into three levels: Cardinal traits, which are so dominant that a person's entire life revolves around them (e.g., Mahatma Gandhi's non-violence); Central traits, which form the general foundation of most people's behavior; and Secondary traits, which are tied to specific situations or preferences.
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