Glossary P

Personality trait refers to an enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and others.

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Personality type refers to a style of personality defined by a group of related traits.

Personality-based integrity tests is a type of honesty test that measures personality traits thought to be related to anti-social behavior.

Personality-Related Position Requirements Form refers to a new job analysis instrument that helps determine the personality requirements for a job.

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Personality-type Theory refers to the view proposed by Holland that people find their work fulfilling when the important features of a their job or profession meet and complement their personality

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Personalization means taking unnecessary responsibility for people or events. Moreover, Personalization is defined as a cognitive distortion in which an individual takes an event and relates it to himself or herself when there is no relationship. Personalization is a way of marking our territory with improvements or decorations that are unique reflections of our personal identity

Personification is defined as a simple and flexible Projective technique in which respondents are asked to imagine something inanimate, usually a brand as if it were a person. They are asked to describe this person's way of life (their kind of work, their favorite places to go on vacation, etc) , how they look and so on

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Perspectivism refers to Nietzsche's contention that there are no universal truths, only individual perspectives.