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Industrial-organizational psychology

the theory that personality traits show up in behavior and performance only when situational cues relevant to the trait are present.

In industrial-organizational psychology, trait activation theory refers to the theory that personality traits show up in behavior and performance only when situational cues relevant to the trait are present. This meaning comes from Tett (2003) in Journal of Applied Psychology.[1]

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References

Tett, R. P., & Burnett, D. D. (2003). A personality trait-based interactionist model of job performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88(3), 500-517. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.88.3.500

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