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temperament trait

temperament trait

1. a biologically based, inherited personality characteristic.

2. a personality trait that involves emotional qualities and affective styles of behavior. It is one of three classes of source traits in Cattell’s personality trait theory, the other two being ability traits and dynamic traits.

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