Question 1

Allport believed that personality is often revealed indirectly through

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A)  dreams. 
B)  slips of the tongue. 
C)  coping behavior. 
D)  expressive behavior. 
A)  dreams. 
B)  slips of the tongue. 
C)  coping behavior. 
D)  expressive behavior.

Question 2

In Allport's theory, central traits

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A)  best describe a person's behavior. 
B)  are very broad and touch every aspect of a person's life. 
C)  are powerful forces that dominate a person's behavior. 
D)  are not very evident or observable by others. 
A)  best describe a person's behavior. 
B)  are very broad and touch every aspect of a person's life. 
C)  are powerful forces that dominate a person's behavior. 
D)  are not very evident or observable by others.

Question 3

Central traits are so pervasive and influential that they touch almost every aspect of a person's life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Common traits are shared by a number of people, such as the members of a culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The development of the proprium is completed in

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A)  infancy. 
B)  adolescence. 
C)  middle age. 
D)  old age. 
A)  infancy. 
B)  adolescence. 
C)  middle age. 
D)  old age.

Question 6

In Allport's theory, past events are

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A)  important, because they continue to dominate behavior. 
B)  unimportant, because they are no longer active. 
C)  at the core of motivation. 
D)  second in importance to instincts. 
A)  important, because they continue to dominate behavior. 
B)  unimportant, because they are no longer active. 
C)  at the core of motivation. 
D)  second in importance to instincts.

Question 7

Allport's theory has become more popular today because

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A)  expressive behaviors have been linked to specific traits. 
B)  this theory focuses on healthy adults rather than abnormal functioning. 
C)  facial expressions, vocal inflections, and mannerisms reveal personality traits to the trained observer. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  expressive behaviors have been linked to specific traits. 
B)  this theory focuses on healthy adults rather than abnormal functioning. 
C)  facial expressions, vocal inflections, and mannerisms reveal personality traits to the trained observer. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 8

The key to understanding present behavior is our

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A)  conscious plans and intentions. 
B)  order of birth. 
C)  perseverative functional autonomy. 
D)  childhood experience. 
A)  conscious plans and intentions. 
B)  order of birth. 
C)  perseverative functional autonomy. 
D)  childhood experience.

Question 9

Traits are

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A)  shared and mostly the same for each person in a family. 
B)  the same as ego dispositions. 
C)  the same as personal dispositions. 
D)  of the same intensity and significance throughout the life span. 
A)  shared and mostly the same for each person in a family. 
B)  the same as ego dispositions. 
C)  the same as personal dispositions. 
D)  of the same intensity and significance throughout the life span.

Question 10

Evaluate the usefulness of Allport's theory in the academic community. Why was Allport so well received by people in this field? Justify your answers.

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We live in a value-laden socie

Question 11

Allport believed that infants

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A)  develop in a series of definite steps. 
B)  do not have the capacity to reduce tension. 
C)  have little "personality." 
D)  have functionally autonomous motives. 
A)  develop in a series of definite steps. 
B)  do not have the capacity to reduce tension. 
C)  have little "personality." 
D)  have functionally autonomous motives.

Question 12

To Allport, the ultimate and necessary goal of life is not to reduce tension, as Freud proposed, but rather to increase tension, impelling us to seek new sensations and challenges.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Allport chose the term proprium for the

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A)  master trait that guides life. 
B)  unconscious forces that motivate behavior. 
C)  ego or self. 
D)  superego or conscience. 
A)  master trait that guides life. 
B)  unconscious forces that motivate behavior. 
C)  ego or self. 
D)  superego or conscience.

Question 14

Allport believed the unconscious is actually

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A)  a need. 
B)  a trait. 
C)  the dominant force in personality. 
D)  important only in neurotic or disturbed behavior. 
A)  a need. 
B)  a trait. 
C)  the dominant force in personality. 
D)  important only in neurotic or disturbed behavior.

Question 15

According to Allport, personality traits are

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A)  useful fictions we create to understand ourselves. 
B)  real and exist within each of us. 
C)  essentially just a theoretical concept. 
D)  inborn instincts. 
A)  useful fictions we create to understand ourselves. 
B)  real and exist within each of us. 
C)  essentially just a theoretical concept. 
D)  inborn instincts.

Question 16

When the needs for affection and security are met in infancy,

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A)  the proprium develops. 
B)  motives become functionally autonomous. 
C)  unique traits develop. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  the proprium develops. 
B)  motives become functionally autonomous. 
C)  unique traits develop. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 17

Propriate motives are

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A)  too simple to be considered part of the human personality. 
B)  genetically determined. 
C)  general for all individuals. 
D)  necessary to the ego. 
A)  too simple to be considered part of the human personality. 
B)  genetically determined. 
C)  general for all individuals. 
D)  necessary to the ego.

Question 18

For Allport, heredity provides the personality with

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A)  raw materials (such as physique, intelligence, and temperament). 
B)  social success. 
C)  nothing. 
D)  environmental success. 
A)  raw materials (such as physique, intelligence, and temperament). 
B)  social success. 
C)  nothing. 
D)  environmental success.

Question 19

Allport believed the best way to obtain reliable information on adult personality is through

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A)  correlational approaches. 
B)  laboratory experiments. 
C)  asking people to describe themselves. 
D)  projective techniques. 
A)  correlational approaches. 
B)  laboratory experiments. 
C)  asking people to describe themselves. 
D)  projective techniques.

Question 20

The only examples of functionally autonomous behavior below are

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A)  reflexes. 
B)  fixations. 
C)  neuroses. 
D)  learned skills. 
A)  reflexes. 
B)  fixations. 
C)  neuroses. 
D)  learned skills.

Allport believed that personality is often revealed indirectly through

In Allport's theory, central traits

Central traits are so pervasive and influential that they touch almost every aspect of a person's life.

Common traits are shared by a number of people, such as the members of a culture.

The development of the proprium is completed in

In Allport's theory, past events are

Allport's theory has become more popular today because

The key to understanding present behavior is our

Traits are

Evaluate the usefulness of Allport's theory in the academic community. Why was Allport so well received by people in this field? Justify your answers.

Allport believed that infants

To Allport, the ultimate and necessary goal of life is not to reduce tension, as Freud proposed, but rather to increase tension, impelling us to seek new sensations and challenges.

Allport chose the term proprium for the

Allport believed the unconscious is actually

According to Allport, personality traits are

When the needs for affection and security are met in infancy,

Propriate motives are

For Allport, heredity provides the personality with

Allport believed the best way to obtain reliable information on adult personality is through

The only examples of functionally autonomous behavior below are

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

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Exam 7: Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Allport believed that personality is often revealed indirectly through

In Allport's theory, central traits

Central traits are so pervasive and influential that they touch almost every aspect of a person's life.

Common traits are shared by a number of people, such as the members of a culture.

The development of the proprium is completed in

In Allport's theory, past events are

Allport's theory has become more popular today because

The key to understanding present behavior is our

Traits are

Evaluate the usefulness of Allport's theory in the academic community. Why was Allport so well received by people in this field? Justify your answers.

Allport believed that infants

To Allport, the ultimate and necessary goal of life is not to reduce tension, as Freud proposed, but rather to increase tension, impelling us to seek new sensations and challenges.

Allport chose the term proprium for the

Allport believed the unconscious is actually

According to Allport, personality traits are

When the needs for affection and security are met in infancy,

Propriate motives are

For Allport, heredity provides the personality with

Allport believed the best way to obtain reliable information on adult personality is through

The only examples of functionally autonomous behavior below are

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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