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Trait Theory |
Your communication style depends mostly on your biologically determined traits and nit in the situation.
Argumentativeness and communication anxiety are two commonly researched topics in this area. |
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Trait |
A distinguishing quality of characteristic; an individual's relatively consistent way of thinking, feeling and behaving across situations and is often used to predict behavior. |
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Super Traits |
Small sets of general traits that can explain many other traits and individual differences among them.
i.e. Five Factor Model |
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Five Factor Model |
Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism |
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Openness |
Reflective, imaginativem attentive to inner feeling, an independent thinker |
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Conscientiousness |
Self-disciplined, resists impulses, well organized, less tasks to completion |
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Extraversion |
Enjoys being in groups, is assertive, thinks optimistically |
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Agreeableness |
Sympathetic toward and gear to help others, avoids antagonism |
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Neuroticism |
Has negative compulsions, phobias, anxieties |
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Argumentativeness |
The tendency to engage in conversations about controversial topics, to support your own view, and to refute opposing beliefs. |
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Communication Apprehension |
The fear or dislike of communicating in a specific situation; an endearing tendency to be apprehensive about communication in various settings.
Social and communicative anxiety |