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What is meant by personality?

What is personality?

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The word “personality” is derived from the Latin word “persona,” which means mask.

According to Norman Munn, “Personality is a unique combination of individual's physical structure, needs, interests, abilities and aptitudes.”

According to Gordon Allport, “Personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determines his unique adjustments to the environment.”

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