List of Human Traits
Intelligence
Emotional stability
Sympathy/empathy
Optimism/hopefulness
Reliability
Physical fitness
Attentiveness
Physical affectionateness
Emotional expressiveness
Kindness
Playfulness
How People Differ
– Willingness to take risks
– Caution vs. recklessness
– Open-mindedness. Willingness to consider ideas that conflict with beliefs.
– Extroversion/introversion
– Tolerance for uncertainty
– Curiosity, about the world, themselves, and other people.
– Knowledge of and concern for world events.
– Thoughtfulness. Consideration of others.
– Sensitivity-to their surroundings and to others’ emotions.
– Imagination. Ability to envision things that do not yet exist.
– Self-awareness. Understanding of one’s own nature: strengths, weaknesses, etc.
– Ability to think critically. Ability to analyze the validity of an argument.
– Seriousness vs. playfulness. Willingness to act silly, just for fun.
– Political awareness and alignment
– Ambition. Desire to be promoted or start one’s own business.
– Desire for novelty vs. familiarity.
– Independence vs. dependence on others.
– Physical fitness. Frequency of exercise.
– Emotional stability
– Emotional expressiveness
– Conscience vs. ability to hurt others.
– Physical beauty. Attractiveness
– Forgiveness
– Patience
– Religiosity. Belief in the supernatural.
– Reliability
– Spontaneity vs. making and following plans.
– Sympathy/empathy
– Optimism/Hopefulness
– Cultural identification and knowledge
– Physical affectionateness
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trait_theory
Date: 24-Apr-2015
In psychology, trait theory (also called dispositional theory) is an approach to the study of human personality. Trait theorists are primarily interested in the measurement of traits, which can be defined as habitual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion. According to this perspective, traits are relatively stable over time, differ across individuals (e.g. some people are outgoing whereas others are shy), and influence behavior. Traits are in contrast to states which are more transitory dispositions.
In some theories and systems, traits are something a person either has or does not have, but in many others traits are dimensions such as extraversion vs. introversion, with each person rating somewhere along this spectrum.
History
Gordon Allport was an early pioneer in the study of traits, which he also referred to as dispositions. In his approach, “cardinal” traits are those that dominate and shape a person’s behavior; their ruling passions/obsessions, such as a need for money, fame etc. By contrast, “central” traits such as honesty are characteristics found in some degree in every person – and finally “secondary” traits are those seen only in certain circumstances (such as particular likes or dislikes that a very close friend may know), which are included to provide a complete picture of human complexity.