Who has NOT propounded the trait theory of personality?

“Personality is a dynamic organization, inside the person, of psychophysical systems that create the person’s characteristic patterns of behavior, thoughts, and feelings.

Key Points A group of theorists believed that our personality is a combination of traits that determine our behavior. By identifying and studying them, we can predict the personality of other people. Different trait theories are :

• Allport’s Trait Theory - It believes that there are three types of traits that govern our personality and these three categories of traits as cardinal traits, central traits, and secondary traits. 
• Cattell’s Trait Theory -Using factor analysis Cattell came up with sixteen trait dimensions of human personality.
• Eysenck’s Trait Theory- He believed that our personality is largely innate and genetically based. He proposed personality dimensions: extroversion vs. introversion and neuroticism vs. stability. ​

Hence, we conclude that Paul Costa & Robert McCrae did not propound the trait theory of personality.

Hint

• Paul Costa & Robert McCrae - Both worked together and gave the five-factor model of personality.