Personality types: Personality types are distinct categories into which people are grouped based on shared traits, like "introvert" or "extrovert." Types simplify complex trait patterns but may oversimplify personality's nuanced nature. - On the other hand, personality traits are individual characteristics that define how a person typically thinks, feels, and behaves, like openness or conscientiousness. They exist on a continuum. See also Personality traits, Personality, Personality psychology, Dimensional approach, Continuum, Categories, Categorization._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |