Eysenck's Definition of Personality

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Cards (8)

  • Personality is the sum-total of the actual or potential behavior-patterns of the organisms as determined by heredity and environment
  • Personality originated and develops through the functional interaction of the four main sectors into which these behavior-patterns are organized
  • For Eysenck, personality consists of acts and dispositions organized in a hierarchical fashion in terms of their level of generality