Core term · Gordon Allport

Traits

The stable, recurring patterns in how a person thinks, feels, and behaves that lend each of us a recognizable character.

Areas of life
Identityworkrelationships

Why it matters

Foundation of personality psychology.

How to handle it

Know your patterns without treating them as destiny.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

Bring it to your own life

Questions in this spirit

A term is just an idea until you apply it. Answer one.

All questions

From concept to practice

Turn Traits into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.