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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
Define personality, according to All port.
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Solution
Personality, according to Allport, is a dynamic aggregation within the individual of special motivational systems, habits, attitudes, and individual personality traits, all of which participate in the formation of every individual’s unique interaction with the environment - especially the social environment.
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