In defense of trait-and-factor theory

Let's take a brief overview of trait-and-factor theory. A trait is defined as an en- during characteristic of a person by means of which he/she can be distinguished from another (English and English, 1958). Trait-and-factor theory in the 1930's reflected the early trait-and-factor precepts of Parson's (1909) 'matching men- ................
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