ability trait

ability trait

a personality trait that involves an individual’s capacity to attain his or her goals. It is one of three classes of source traits in Cattell’s personality trait theory, the other two being dynamic traits and temperament traits.

Related Terms

morbidity rate

morbidity rate the incidence of disease, expressed as a rat...

dextrality

dextrality n. a tendency to use the right hand, arm, or leg...

cauda equina

cauda equina the bundle of nerve roots at the base of the s...

superior intelligence

superior intelligence an arbitrary category of general inte...

pharmacokinetics

pharmacokinetics n. the study of how pharmacological agents...

loudness summation

loudness summation a situation in which the loudness of dif...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter A

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z