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Hierarchy |
A system in which some units are higher in order and therefore in control of the functions of other units. |
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Personality |
Those characteristics of the person that account for consistent patterns of experience and action |
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Process |
In personality theory, the concept that refers to the motivational aspects of personality |
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Structure |
In personality theory, the concept that refers to the more enduring and stable aspects of personality. |
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System |
A collection of highly interconnected parts that funstion together; in the study of personality, distinct psychological mechanisms may function together as a system that produces the psychological phenomena of personality. |
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Temperament |
Biologically based emotional and behavioural tendencies that are evident in early childhood. |
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Trait |
An enduring psychological characteristic of an individual; or a type of psychological contruct (a "trait construct") that refers to such characteristics. |
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Type |
A cluster of personality traits that may constitute a qualitatively distinct category of persons (i.e., a personality type). |
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Units of analysis |
A concept that refers to the basic variables of a theory; different personality theories invoke different types of variables, or different basic units of analysis , in conceptualising personality structure. |
