Personality: Theories & Types
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Under trait theories of personality, Gordon Allport classified personality traits into three levels—Cardinal, Central, and Secondary traits. If a historical or fictional person is driven throughout their entire life, every thought, and all behaviors by only one highly dominant and pervasive motive (such as an extreme lust for power or the height of altruism), which becomes the hallmark of their personality, under which category would such a trait be placed according to Allport's classification and what is its psychological characteristic?
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According to Gordon Allport's trait theory, Cardinal Traits are that central and ultra-powerful aspect of a person's personality which are so rare and effective that almost all actions, decisions, and behaviors of the person revolve around them. Only a few individuals in history exhibit such traits clearly, such as Mahatma Gandhi's dedication to non-violence.
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