Question 1

The word propriate derives from proprium, which is Allport's term for the ego or self.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

According to Allport, life's ultimate and necessary goal is to

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A)  reduce tension. 
B)  fuse unique and common traits into personal dispositions. 
C)  maintain an optimal level of tension. 
D)  resolve childhood conflicts. 
A)  reduce tension. 
B)  fuse unique and common traits into personal dispositions. 
C)  maintain an optimal level of tension. 
D)  resolve childhood conflicts. C

Question 3

Allport believed psychoanalysis probed too deeply into the unconscious and more attention needs to be focused to conscious or visible motivations.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Compared to coping behavior, expressive behavior is

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A)  more oriented toward a specific purpose. 
B)  easier to change. 
C)  a better reflection of the personality. 
D)  more directed toward environmental change. 
A)  more oriented toward a specific purpose. 
B)  easier to change. 
C)  a better reflection of the personality. 
D)  more directed toward environmental change.

Question 5

In Allport's view, the healthy personality changes from being a biologically dominated organism in infancy, to a mature psychological organism in adulthood.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Allport was the first psychologist to

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A)  study emotionally disturbed patients. 
B)  exclusively use case studies for a theory of personality. 
C)  study personality by observing emotionally healthy people in a laboratory setting. 
D)  accept ego dysfunction as in the study of psychoanalytic theory. 
A)  study emotionally disturbed patients. 
B)  exclusively use case studies for a theory of personality. 
C)  study personality by observing emotionally healthy people in a laboratory setting. 
D)  accept ego dysfunction as in the study of psychoanalytic theory.

Question 7

Allport believed that the existence of personality traits can be

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A)  demonstrated empirically. 
B)  inferred at best. 
C)  proven by brain scans. 
D)  taken on faith. 
A)  demonstrated empirically. 
B)  inferred at best. 
C)  proven by brain scans. 
D)  taken on faith.

Question 8

Central traits are

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A)  5 to 10 themes that best describe our behavior. 
B)  exhibited only by mature adults. 
C)  more pervasive than cardinal traits. 
D)  possessed by only a few superior persons. 
A)  5 to 10 themes that best describe our behavior. 
B)  exhibited only by mature adults. 
C)  more pervasive than cardinal traits. 
D)  possessed by only a few superior persons.

Question 9

Allport emphasized the importance of the

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A)  present and the future. 
B)  future alone. 
C)  present alone. 
D)  past childhood conflicts alone. 
A)  present and the future. 
B)  future alone. 
C)  present alone. 
D)  past childhood conflicts alone.

Question 10

Allport believed that to understand adult motives we must study

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A)  childhood behavior. 
B)  parent/child relationships. 
C)  why people behave as they do at present. 
D)  childhood needs and frustrations. 
A)  childhood behavior. 
B)  parent/child relationships. 
C)  why people behave as they do at present. 
D)  childhood needs and frustrations.

Question 11

The word that best captures Allport's image of human nature is

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A)  becoming. 
B)  striving. 
C)  failing. 
D)  irrational. 
A)  becoming. 
B)  striving. 
C)  failing. 
D)  irrational.

Question 12

Computer analysis of the letters from Jenny

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A)  failed to verify Allport's subjective assessment of traits. 
B)  yielded valid and comparable results to indicate Allport's eight prominent traits. 
C)  yielded more than 200 traits, not just eight traits. 
D)  proved irrelevant to Allport's initial assessment for his list of traits. 
A)  failed to verify Allport's subjective assessment of traits. 
B)  yielded valid and comparable results to indicate Allport's eight prominent traits. 
C)  yielded more than 200 traits, not just eight traits. 
D)  proved irrelevant to Allport's initial assessment for his list of traits.

Question 13

Outline a brief profile of a famous person, living or deceased, with at least six descriptive traits from Allport's personal dispositions theory. (A) Briefly describe why this person may have each of these descriptive traits. (B) Which of these descriptive traits are specific to cardinal, central and/or secondary traits?

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The answer of Outline a brief profile of a famous...

Question 14

Allport believed that the emotionally healthy adult is

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A)  no longer dominated or determined by childhood drives. 
B)  guided primarily by unconscious forces. 
C)  functionally related to childhood experiences. 
D)  functionally autonomous of common traits. 
A)  no longer dominated or determined by childhood drives. 
B)  guided primarily by unconscious forces. 
C)  functionally related to childhood experiences. 
D)  functionally autonomous of common traits.

Question 15

Allport viewed personality as

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A)  a purely mental process. 
B)  randomly changing and growing. 
C)  an interaction of mind and body. 
D)  controlled entirely by instincts. 
A)  a purely mental process. 
B)  randomly changing and growing. 
C)  an interaction of mind and body. 
D)  controlled entirely by instincts.

Question 16

According to Allport, traits are inconsistent and transient ways of reacting to our genetic heritage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

With regard to historical determinism, Allport believed a person is

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A)  motivated by the power of the unconscious. 
B)  not in control of the many forces that motivate them. 
C)  pathological by nature and genetics. 
D)  not a prisoner of childhood conflicts and past experiences. 
A)  motivated by the power of the unconscious. 
B)  not in control of the many forces that motivate them. 
C)  pathological by nature and genetics. 
D)  not a prisoner of childhood conflicts and past experiences.

Question 18

Allport believed in the use of the personal-document technique. Define this technique and provide at least five ways to implement this technique for a person in therapy.

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The answer of Allport believed in the use of the...

Question 19

Allport's seven stages of propriate development are

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A)  similar to Freud's five psychosexual stages. 
B)  similar to Erikson's eight psychosocial stages. 
C)  similar to Horney's theories. 
D)  unique in their emphasis on the development of the rational individual. 
A)  similar to Freud's five psychosexual stages. 
B)  similar to Erikson's eight psychosocial stages. 
C)  similar to Horney's theories. 
D)  unique in their emphasis on the development of the rational individual.

Question 20

Allport and two colleagues developed an objective self-report assessment test called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Study of Values. 
B)  Study of Traits. 
C)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
D)  Rorschach Inkblot Test. 
A)  Study of Values. 
B)  Study of Traits. 
C)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
D)  Rorschach Inkblot Test.

The word propriate derives from proprium, which is Allport's term for the ego or self.

According to Allport, life's ultimate and necessary goal is to

Allport believed psychoanalysis probed too deeply into the unconscious and more attention needs to be focused to conscious or visible motivations.

Compared to coping behavior, expressive behavior is

In Allport's view, the healthy personality changes from being a biologically dominated organism in infancy, to a mature psychological organism in adulthood.

Allport was the first psychologist to

Allport believed that the existence of personality traits can be

Central traits are

Allport emphasized the importance of the

Allport believed that to understand adult motives we must study

The word that best captures Allport's image of human nature is

Computer analysis of the letters from Jenny

Allport believed that the emotionally healthy adult is

Allport viewed personality as

According to Allport, traits are inconsistent and transient ways of reacting to our genetic heritage.

With regard to historical determinism, Allport believed a person is

Allport believed in the use of the personal-document technique. Define this technique and provide at least five ways to implement this technique for a person in therapy.

Allport's seven stages of propriate development are

Allport and two colleagues developed an objective self-report assessment test called the

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Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

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Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

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Exam 7: Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

The word propriate derives from proprium, which is Allport's term for the ego or self.

According to Allport, life's ultimate and necessary goal is to

Allport believed psychoanalysis probed too deeply into the unconscious and more attention needs to be focused to conscious or visible motivations.

Compared to coping behavior, expressive behavior is

In Allport's view, the healthy personality changes from being a biologically dominated organism in infancy, to a mature psychological organism in adulthood.

Allport was the first psychologist to

Allport believed that the existence of personality traits can be

Central traits are

Allport emphasized the importance of the

Allport believed that to understand adult motives we must study

The word that best captures Allport's image of human nature is

Computer analysis of the letters from Jenny

Allport believed that the emotionally healthy adult is

Allport viewed personality as

According to Allport, traits are inconsistent and transient ways of reacting to our genetic heritage.

With regard to historical determinism, Allport believed a person is

Allport believed in the use of the personal-document technique. Define this technique and provide at least five ways to implement this technique for a person in therapy.

Allport's seven stages of propriate development are

Allport and two colleagues developed an objective self-report assessment test called the

Studying Personality: Assessment, Research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, Sensation Seeking, Learned Helplessness, Optimismpessimism, Positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

Personality in Perspective

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