Personal Traits

Definition

Personal traits refer to stable qualities or characteristics that define an individual's personality.

Related terms

Personality Psychology:

The study of individual differences in behavior patterns, cognition, and emotion.

Trait Theory:

A perspective in psychology that focuses on identifying and measuring consistent patterns of behavior, thoughts, and emotions.

Big Five Traits (OCEAN): A model that categorizes human personality into five broad dimensions - openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.