Question 1

Allport cited the example of a well-fed rat continuing to run a maze for food as evidence for

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

Question 2

Allport's own childhood was characterized by

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A)  a rejecting mother. 
B)  feelings of isolation and rejection. 
C)  his punitive and demanding father. 
D)  many playmates and friends. 
A)  a rejecting mother. 
B)  feelings of isolation and rejection. 
C)  his punitive and demanding father. 
D)  many playmates and friends.

Question 3

Allport's image of human nature

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A)  has much in common with Fromm's. 
B)  is that a necessary goal of life is a need to increase tension. 
C)  is deterministic, allowing little free will. 
D)  denies that heredity affects personality. 
A)  has much in common with Fromm's. 
B)  is that a necessary goal of life is a need to increase tension. 
C)  is deterministic, allowing little free will. 
D)  denies that heredity affects personality.

Question 4

According to Allport,we acquire new motives through

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A)  organizing the energy level. 
B)  resolving an underlying conflict. 
C)  helping the ego control the id. 
D)  examining our undesirable motives. 
A)  organizing the energy level. 
B)  resolving an underlying conflict. 
C)  helping the ego control the id. 
D)  examining our undesirable motives.

Question 5

One unusual assessment technique used by Allport was

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A)  self-appraisal. 
B)  conduct sampling. 
C)  the personal-document approach. 
D)  dream analysis. 
A)  self-appraisal. 
B)  conduct sampling. 
C)  the personal-document approach. 
D)  dream analysis.

Question 6

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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1.Have a person keep a "Break a Bad Habi

Question 7

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 8

All of the following are criteria for a mature,emotionally healthy personality except

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A)  traits. 
B)  extension of the sense of self. 
C)  self-objectification. 
D)  a unifying philosophy of life. 
A)  traits. 
B)  extension of the sense of self. 
C)  self-objectification. 
D)  a unifying philosophy of life.

Question 9

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 10

Allport's idiographic approach was the study of

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A)  the past. 
B)  the unconscious forces that shape personality as adults. 
C)  childhood influences as they relate to adulthood. 
D)  the individual case. 
A)  the past. 
B)  the unconscious forces that shape personality as adults. 
C)  childhood influences as they relate to adulthood. 
D)  the individual case.

Question 11

Allport saw adulthood as

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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 12

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The final stage in the development of the proprium is

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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 14

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 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Allport's approach is reflected in the work of the humanistic psychologists

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A)  Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. 
B)  Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. 
C)  John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner. 
D)  Karen Horney and Erik Erikson. 
A)  Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. 
B)  Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. 
C)  John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner. 
D)  Karen Horney and Erik Erikson.

Question 17

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 18

Allport's concept of functional autonomy proposes that

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A)  the motives of healthy adults owe more to the present or future than the past. 
B)  healthy adults are independent of psychological forces. 
C)  the goal of adulthood is to become free from traits. 
D)  every person will be conflicted with the past in their present and future. 
A)  the motives of healthy adults owe more to the present or future than the past. 
B)  healthy adults are independent of psychological forces. 
C)  the goal of adulthood is to become free from traits. 
D)  every person will be conflicted with the past in their present and future.

Question 19

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 20

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

Allport cited the example of a well-fed rat continuing to run a maze for food as evidence for

Allport's own childhood was characterized by

Allport's image of human nature

According to Allport,we acquire new motives through

One unusual assessment technique used by Allport was

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 believed the unconscious is actually

All of the following are criteria for a mature,emotionally healthy personality except

Allport believed that the emotionally healthy adult is

Allport's idiographic approach was the study of

Allport saw adulthood as

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

The final stage in the development of the proprium is

Allport's seven stages of propriate development are

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

Allport's approach is reflected in the work of the humanistic psychologists

Allport disagreed with Freud about

Allport's concept of functional autonomy proposes that

As a child,Allport was

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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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

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

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Exam 7: Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Allport cited the example of a well-fed rat continuing to run a maze for food as evidence for

Allport's own childhood was characterized by

Allport's image of human nature

According to Allport,we acquire new motives through

One unusual assessment technique used by Allport was

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 believed the unconscious is actually

All of the following are criteria for a mature,emotionally healthy personality except

Allport believed that the emotionally healthy adult is

Allport's idiographic approach was the study of

Allport saw adulthood as

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

The final stage in the development of the proprium is

Allport's seven stages of propriate development are

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

Allport's approach is reflected in the work of the humanistic psychologists

Allport disagreed with Freud about

Allport's concept of functional autonomy proposes that

As a child,Allport was

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

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

Bfskinner: 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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