Question 1

Allport believed that the best way to study personality was through

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A)  the life histories of disturbed people. 
B)  comparisons of normal and neurotic adults. 
C)  normal and healthy adults. 
D)  laboratory experiments on animals and humans. 
A)  the life histories of disturbed people. 
B)  comparisons of normal and neurotic adults. 
C)  normal and healthy adults. 
D)  laboratory experiments on animals and humans.

Question 2

Not everyone has a ruling passion, which Allport describes as a cardinal trait.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Allport's research methods focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  emotionally disturbed persons. 
B)  the normal healthy individual. 
C)  childhood events. 
D)  the average performance of small groups. 
A)  emotionally disturbed persons. 
B)  the normal healthy individual. 
C)  childhood events. 
D)  the average performance of small groups.

Question 4

In the developmental stage Allport called ____, children realize their identity remains intact despite the many changes that are taking place.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-esteem 
B)  extension of self 
C)  self-identity 
D)  self-image 
A)  self-esteem 
B)  extension of self 
C)  self-identity 
D)  self-image

Question 5

Secondary traits are Allport's concepts in which he gave examples of behaviors, such as aggression, self-pity and cynicism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As a child, Allport was

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A)  plagued by feelings of inferiority. 
B)  an example of a disturbed person. 
C)  popular outside his family. 
D)  affected by an early life of smoking and drinking. 
A)  plagued by feelings of inferiority. 
B)  an example of a disturbed person. 
C)  popular outside his family. 
D)  affected by an early life of smoking and drinking.

Question 7

Allport relabeled common traits to avoid confusion in terminology. Common traits are also called

Accepted Answer

A)  individual traits. 
B)  ego perception. 
C)  learned responses. 
D)  habits. 
A)  individual traits. 
B)  ego perception. 
C)  learned responses. 
D)  habits.

Question 8

Allport's approach to personality is characterized by the

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A)  conscious rather than the unconscious. 
B)  past rather than present and future. 
C)  abnormal rather than normal. 
D)  generalities in the person rather than their uniqueness. 
A)  conscious rather than the unconscious. 
B)  past rather than present and future. 
C)  abnormal rather than normal. 
D)  generalities in the person rather than their uniqueness.

Question 9

The most pervasive and influential trait, operating like a ruling passion, is the

Accepted Answer

A)  personal disposition. 
B)  cardinal trait. 
C)  central trait. 
D)  secondary trait. 
A)  personal disposition. 
B)  cardinal trait. 
C)  central trait. 
D)  secondary trait.

Question 10

Allport disagreed with Freud about

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A)  the dominance of unconscious forces. 
B)  the role of the past in controlling the present. 
C)  the continuity between normal and abnormal behavior. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  the dominance of unconscious forces. 
B)  the role of the past in controlling the present. 
C)  the continuity between normal and abnormal behavior. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 11

According to Allport, secondary traits

Accepted Answer

A)  are minor preferences, such as preferring a particular type of food. 
B)  are so minor that a close friend would not notice them. 
C)  are much less consistent than other traits. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  are minor preferences, such as preferring a particular type of food. 
B)  are so minor that a close friend would not notice them. 
C)  are much less consistent than other traits. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 12

All of the following are principles of propriate functional autonomy except

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A)  organizing the energy level. 
B)  mastery and competence. 
C)  expressive behavior. 
D)  propriate patterning. 
A)  organizing the energy level. 
B)  mastery and competence. 
C)  expressive behavior. 
D)  propriate patterning.

Question 13

Allport saw adulthood as

Accepted Answer

A)  functionally similar to childhood. 
B)  ruled by different reflexes than childhood. 
C)  characterized by a stronger ego than childhood. 
D)  unconstrained by childhood experiences. 
A)  functionally similar to childhood. 
B)  ruled by different reflexes than childhood. 
C)  characterized by a stronger ego than childhood. 
D)  unconstrained by childhood experiences.

Question 14

Allport believed his famous meeting with Freud illustrated

Accepted Answer

A)  how childhood feelings of inferiority persist into adulthood. 
B)  the error of placing too much importance on the unconscious. 
C)  the power of Freud's psychoanalytic method. 
D)  how a guilty conscience inevitably will reveal itself. 
A)  how childhood feelings of inferiority persist into adulthood. 
B)  the error of placing too much importance on the unconscious. 
C)  the power of Freud's psychoanalytic method. 
D)  how a guilty conscience inevitably will reveal itself.

Question 15

In the developmental stage called extension of self, the child

Accepted Answer

A)  becomes aware and distinguishes their bodies from objects in their environment. 
B)  comes to recognize the objects and people that are part of their world. 
C)  realizes he or she is the same person despite rapid growth. 
D)  learns to take pride in their accomplishments. 
A)  becomes aware and distinguishes their bodies from objects in their environment. 
B)  comes to recognize the objects and people that are part of their world. 
C)  realizes he or she is the same person despite rapid growth. 
D)  learns to take pride in their accomplishments.

Question 16

Functional autonomy is concerned with

Accepted Answer

A)  adult motivation. 
B)  motives that derive from instincts. 
C)  the impact of childhood motives. 
D)  the free functioning of the self. 
A)  adult motivation. 
B)  motives that derive from instincts. 
C)  the impact of childhood motives. 
D)  the free functioning of the self.

Question 17

Allport took a __________ stance on the question of free will versus determinism.

Accepted Answer

A)  extreme. 
B)  fatalistic. 
C)  moderate. 
D)  radical. 
A)  extreme. 
B)  fatalistic. 
C)  moderate. 
D)  radical.

Question 18

The final stage in the development of the proprium is

Accepted Answer

A)  reached in adulthood. 
B)  accomplished when young people begin to formulate long-range goals and plans. 
C)  reached before the age of five. 
D)  coping with parental expectations. 
A)  reached in adulthood. 
B)  accomplished when young people begin to formulate long-range goals and plans. 
C)  reached before the age of five. 
D)  coping with parental expectations.

Question 19

To Allport, our genetic inheritance, which is the basis of our eventual personality, does exist in infancy, but there is little of what could be called "personality."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Addictions and repetitive actions are examples of what Allport calls

Accepted Answer

A)  propriate functional autonomy. 
B)  perseverative functional autonomy. 
C)  perseverative striving. 
D)  propriate patterning. 
A)  propriate functional autonomy. 
B)  perseverative functional autonomy. 
C)  perseverative striving. 
D)  propriate patterning.

Allport believed that the best way to study personality was through

Not everyone has a ruling passion, which Allport describes as a cardinal trait.

Allport's research methods focused on

In the developmental stage Allport called ____, children realize their identity remains intact despite the many changes that are taking place.

Secondary traits are Allport's concepts in which he gave examples of behaviors, such as aggression, self-pity and cynicism.

As a child, Allport was

Allport relabeled common traits to avoid confusion in terminology. Common traits are also called

Allport's approach to personality is characterized by the

The most pervasive and influential trait, operating like a ruling passion, is the

Allport disagreed with Freud about

According to Allport, secondary traits

All of the following are principles of propriate functional autonomy except

Allport saw adulthood as

Allport believed his famous meeting with Freud illustrated

In the developmental stage called extension of self, the child

Functional autonomy is concerned with

Allport took a __________ stance on the question of free will versus determinism.

The final stage in the development of the proprium is

To Allport, our genetic inheritance, which is the basis of our eventual personality, does exist in infancy, but there is little of what could be called "personality."

Addictions and repetitive actions are examples of what Allport calls

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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

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Exam 7: Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Allport believed that the best way to study personality was through

Not everyone has a ruling passion, which Allport describes as a cardinal trait.

Allport's research methods focused on

In the developmental stage Allport called ____, children realize their identity remains intact despite the many changes that are taking place.

Secondary traits are Allport's concepts in which he gave examples of behaviors, such as aggression, self-pity and cynicism.

As a child, Allport was

Allport relabeled common traits to avoid confusion in terminology. Common traits are also called

Allport's approach to personality is characterized by the

The most pervasive and influential trait, operating like a ruling passion, is the

Allport disagreed with Freud about

According to Allport, secondary traits

All of the following are principles of propriate functional autonomy except

Allport saw adulthood as

Allport believed his famous meeting with Freud illustrated

In the developmental stage called extension of self, the child

Functional autonomy is concerned with

Allport took a __________ stance on the question of free will versus determinism.

The final stage in the development of the proprium is

To Allport, our genetic inheritance, which is the basis of our eventual personality, does exist in infancy, but there is little of what could be called "personality."

Addictions and repetitive actions are examples of what Allport calls

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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