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History
Gordon Allport was an early pioneer in the study of traits, this early work was viewed as the beginning of the modern psychological study of personality. When Allport was 22 he met with Sigmund Freud, and during their meeting was when he learned to examine surface level aspects of personality before looking into the unconscious side of things. Allport described personality as "the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical psystems that determine his characteristic behavior and thought". He interpreted traits as personal dispositions in terms of motives, styles and a person's goals referred to as nuclear quality. He also referred to traits within his work as dispositions. When Allport was 22 he met with Sigmund Freud, and during their meeting was when he learned to examine surface level aspects of personality before looking into the unconscious side of things. In his approach, it allowed complex unique personalities to be studied in depth through, "cardinal" traits which 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. Allport's approach helped influence the understanding of current day researching that personality can be distinctive and somewhat variable.

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Personal disposition: describe a trait that is peculiar to an individual

Allport defines personality as the "dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his characteristic behavior and thought"

Interactionist approaches: simultaneously study the person-by-situation interactions

Early Life
Dane Fox was born in Chatham, Ontario on October 13, 1993, to Carla and Kevin Fox. He was raised at his family soy bean farm in Thamesville, Ontario along side his sister Megan and brother Trent.