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Since each person has differing levels of brain chemicals, there are thousands and thousands of factors that can be combined to make up unique personality dimensions. This view is more biochemical in nature, and believes that expression of traits will emerge regardless of the nurture factor (Eysenck, 2008).
Trait theory has a number of positives and negatives. It takes the general theme of the personality and breaks down certain factors that seem to retain vibrancy throughout the individual's life, at least when compared to larger groups. However, it also assumes that people remain rather stagnant as they age, and do not change in terms of their basic personality. It is likely, according to modern though, that education and environment play a strong role in the adaptation of views, trends, and belief systems. These changes as individual's age and grow intellectually can mollify, enhance, or even develop new expressed personality traits (Trait Approach, 2010).
Thus, regardless of the approach to the idea of traits being the dominant motivator for personality, evidence suggests that regardless of the culture, certain personality dimensions emerge very early in life. While certain traits differ from culture to culture (e.g. Americans based on European culture tend to be more extraverted and aggressive than certain Asian cultures), what culture tends to do is focus the expression of those personality traits in a different direction. Too, while personality...
Deviant theorists, though, believe that certain aspects of deviant behavior mean that there is no mitigating mechanism for certain traits, thus allowing a free range of emotions rather than a check and balance system. Whatever the approach, though, the idea of human traits being biologically inherited and expressed based on certain personality differences remains viable, if not controversial (Matthews, et.al., 2003).
REFERENCES
Trait Approach. (2010). Leadership Theory and Practice. Retrieved from: http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/30933_Northouse_Chapter_2.pdf
Daft, R. And Lane, D. (2008). The Leadership Experience. Mason, OH: Thompson Learning.
Dholakia, R. (1978). Personality Trait Theory and Consumer Behavior. Vikalpa. 3 (2): 111-119. Retrieved from: http://www.vikalpa.com/pdf/articles/1978/1978_Apr_Jun_111_119.pdf
Eyseneck, H. (2008). The Biological Basis of Personality. New York: Transaction Publishers.
Matthews, G., et.al., (2003). Personality Traits. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Sigelman, C. And Rider, E. (2009). Life-Span Human Development. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cenage Learning.
REFERENCES
Trait Approach. (2010). Leadership Theory and Practice. Retrieved from: http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/30933_Northouse_Chapter_2.pdf
Daft, R. And Lane, D. (2008). The Leadership Experience. Mason, OH: Thompson Learning.
Dholakia, R. (1978). Personality Trait Theory and Consumer Behavior. Vikalpa. 3 (2): 111-119. Retrieved from: http://www.vikalpa.com/pdf/articles/1978/1978_Apr_Jun_111_119.pdf
Eyseneck, H. (2008). The Biological Basis of Personality. New York: Transaction Publishers.
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