Social-Cognitive and Trait Theories of Personality

AP Psychology· difficulty 3/5

Trait theory describes personality in terms of

  • A

    Innate striving toward self-actualization and growth

  • B

    Unconscious conflicts between id, ego, and superego

  • C

    Conditioned responses shaped by environmental reinforcement

  • D

    Stable characteristic patterns of behavior

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Explanation

Allport, Cattell, Eysenck used factor analysis to identify trait dimensions.

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