Personality Traits

Definition

Personality traits are distinguishing qualities or characteristics that are the embodiment of an individual’s. They are your habitual patterns of behavior, temperament and emotion.

Related terms

Trait Theory:

A psychological framework that focuses on identifying, describing and measuring individual differences in behavioral predispositions.

Characteristics:

The features or qualities belonging typically to a person, group or thing which help in distinguishing them from others.

Temperament:

The inherent aspects of an individual's personality, such as introversion or extroversion.