If an individual maintains his or her rank order for a trait relative to a group, but changes the behaviours manifested by that trait over time, that individual is exhibiting

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Personality coherence refers to the consistency in the underlying traits that manifest in behaviors over time. This means that even if an individual changes specific behaviors, their general personality traits remain stable. Rank order stability refers to the consistency of an individual's placement in a group's trait distribution. Meanwhile, validity coefficients and mean level stability refer to the reliability and consistency of measurement over time.

If an Individual Maintains His or Her Rank Order for a Trait