Purebred breeding aims to establish and maintain stable traits, that animals will pass to the next generation.

Grit is conceptualized as a stable trait that does not require immediate positive feedback.

The concept of field dependence was first discussed by Witkin (1950) and has since been discovered to be a relatively stable trait of the individual.

Otherwise, the benefits of cooperation are not sufficient for it to remain a stable trait.

'White' is not a stable, biologically determined trait, but a "shifting set of social practices" (Dolby, 2000:49).

Mind-wandering appears to be both a stable trait of people and a transient state.

Achievement tests are often contrasted with tests that measure aptitude, a more general and stable cognitive trait.

There is a great deal of scientific evidence that Doberman Pinschers have a number of stable psychological traits, such as certain personality factors and intelligence.

In moments of stress they can cause someone's least stable traits to surface violently.

Gender identity is not a stable, fixed trait - rather, it is socially constructed and may vary over time for an individual .