Trait Theories Are Attempts to Explain Personality and Differences Between

question 91

True/False

Trait theories are attempts to explain personality and differences between people in terms of their personal characteristics.

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Definitions:

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where the patient speaks freely to reveal unconscious thoughts and feelings.

Projective Techniques

Psychological assessment tools that use ambiguous stimuli to elicit responses that reveal aspects of an individual's personality.

Reinforcers

Stimuli that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated by providing a consequence that is desirable to the individual.

Human Behavior

encompasses the wide range of behaviors exhibited by humans and is influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion, and genetics.