Ratchford Juliette L, Jayawickreme Eranda
Department of Psychology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Program for Leadership and Character, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Behav Brain Sci. 2025 Jan 31;48:e39. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X24000499.
Whole Trait Theory (and other dynamic theories of personality) can illuminate the process by which motivational states become traits. Mental computational processes constitute part of the explanatory mechanisms that drive trait manifestations. Empirical work on Whole Trait Theory may inform future research directions on mental computational processes.
