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Trait theory — In psychology, Trait theory is a major approach to the study of human personality. Trait theorists are primarily interested in the measurement of traits , which can be defined as habitual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion. [Saul Kassin,… … Wikipedia
Trait — may refer to: * Trait, a characteristic or property of some entity. * Biological traits, which involve genes and characteristics of organisms. * Trait theory, an approach to the psychological study of personality.In computing * Trait class, a… … Wikipedia
Theory of conjoint measurement — The theory of conjoint measurement (also known as conjoint measurement or additive conjoint measurement) is a general, formal theory of continuous quantity. It was independently discovered by the French economist Gerard Debreu (1960) and by the… … Wikipedia
Theory m — – A Theory of Leadership Management = Theory M X Y The Theory M style of leadership is one that recognizes that it is necessary to employ a variety of tactics for varying management situations. This type manager / leader is confident in his… … Wikipedia
Item response theory — In psychometrics, item response theory (IRT) is a body of theory describing the application of mathematical models to data from questionnaires and tests as a basis for measuring abilities, attitudes, or other variables. It is used for statistical … Wikipedia
Implicit personality theory — (IPA) concerns the general expectations that we build about a person after we know something of their central traits, for example when we believe that a happy person is also friendly, or that quiet people are shy. Individuals hold a network of… … Wikipedia
Classical test theory — is a body of related psychometric theory that predict outcomes of psychological testing such as the difficulty of items or the ability of test takers. Generally speaking, the aim of classical test theory is to understand and improve the… … Wikipedia
Reversal Theory — Introduction Reversal Theory [http://www.reversaltheory.org Reversal Theory Website] is a general psychological theory of personality, motivation and emotion in the field of psychology. It was first formulated by British psychologist Michael J.… … Wikipedia
Media naturalness theory — was developed by Ned Kock. This theory is sometimes referred to as the psychobiological model[1], or compensatory adaptation theory[2]. It has been used to understand human behavior toward technology in various contexts, such as: education[3],… … Wikipedia
Dual inheritance theory — (DIT), also known as gene culture coevolution, was developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s to explain how human behavior is a product of two different and interacting evolutionary processes: genetic evolution and cultural evolution. DIT is a… … Wikipedia
Evolution as fact and theory — Part of a series on Evolutionary Biology … Wikipedia
