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Chapter 13 Personality April 12, 2016  An individuals characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting Trait Perspective  Trait: an individual’s durable dispositions and consistent ways of behaving  They make up personality  Ex: honest, moody, dependable, impulsive The Trait Approach  Personality comes from a combination of traits  Personality traits remain stable and predictable over time  Personality traits remain stable across situations  People differ with regard to how much of a particular trait they possess Allport’s Trait Theory  Central traits o Traits that organize and control one’s behavior in many different situations and are usually appar