Physical Education A-Level
Stable and enduring characteristics
What Stable and enduring characteristics means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The trait approach holds that personality consists of these, which a performer carries into many situations, so behaviour is fairly consistent across contexts.
Topics that use Stable and enduring characteristics
- Aspects of personality (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Consistency across situations
- Layered model of personality
- Learning through observation and imitation
- Person and environment interaction
- Reinforcement and situational influence
- Situational specificity of trait expression
- Stability and change in sporting behaviour
- Behaviour as a function of personality and environment
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