Question 1

Allport's personal-document technique involves the use of:

Accepted Answer

A)  dreams. 
B)  written or spoken records. 
C)  video transcriptions of interviews. 
D)  questionnaires. 
A)  dreams. 
B)  written or spoken records. 
C)  video transcriptions of interviews. 
D)  questionnaires.

Question 2

Describe how an emotionally healthy adult is formed in the transition from infancy to adulthood.Mention Allport's six criteria for emotionally healthy adult personalities.

Accepted Answer

In Allport's view,the healthy personalit

Question 3

According to Allport,some behaviors such as reflexes,fixations,neuroses,and behaviors arising from biological drives can be explained by the principles of functional autonomy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

At the _____ stage of the development of the proprium,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

Which of the following is an example of functionally autonomous behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reflexes 
B)  Fixations 
C)  Neurological dysfunction 
D)  Skill mastery 
A)  Reflexes 
B)  Fixations 
C)  Neurological dysfunction 
D)  Skill mastery

Question 6

Identify a true statement about the characteristics of traits as summarized by Allport.

Accepted Answer

A)  Traits can be demonstrated empirically. 
B)  Changes in situations do not cause changes in traits. 
C)  Traits are independent of each other. 
D)  Traits are theoretical constructs to account for behavior. 
A)  Traits can be demonstrated empirically. 
B)  Changes in situations do not cause changes in traits. 
C)  Traits are independent of each other. 
D)  Traits are theoretical constructs to account for behavior.

Question 7

Perseverative functional autonomy is concerned with behaviors that continue or persevere on their own without any external reward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Allport believed that present and future behavior can best be explained in terms of the disconnect between past experiences and present motives through the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  functional autonomy. 
B)  psychosexual conflicts. 
C)  the epigenetic principle of maturation. 
D)  instinctual drives. 
A)  functional autonomy. 
B)  psychosexual conflicts. 
C)  the epigenetic principle of maturation. 
D)  instinctual drives.

Question 9

Allport believed that infants:

Accepted Answer

A)  experience a separation of themselves from everything else. 
B)  identify objects as belonging to them. 
C)  have little of what could be called a "personality." 
D)  have functionally autonomous motives. 
A)  experience a separation of themselves from everything else. 
B)  identify objects as belonging to them. 
C)  have little of what could be called a "personality." 
D)  have functionally autonomous motives.

Question 10

In the context of the personal-document technique used by Allport,computer analysis of the letters from the middle-aged woman identified as Jenny:

Accepted Answer

A)  failed to verify his subjective assessment of traits. 
B)  yielded results comparable to his eight prominent categories of traits. 
C)  expanded his eight trait categories to more than 200 traits. 
D)  proved irrelevant to his initial assessment of the eight categories of traits. 
A)  failed to verify his subjective assessment of traits. 
B)  yielded results comparable to his eight prominent categories of traits. 
C)  expanded his eight trait categories to more than 200 traits. 
D)  proved irrelevant to his initial assessment of the eight categories of traits.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Allport,which of the following is true about the characteristics of traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traits are generated only in response to certain set of stimuli. 
B)  Traits are the same as ego dispositions. 
C)  Traits are frequently observed to overlap. 
D)  Traits are known to remain the same irrespective of the situation. 
A)  Traits are generated only in response to certain set of stimuli. 
B)  Traits are the same as ego dispositions. 
C)  Traits are frequently observed to overlap. 
D)  Traits are known to remain the same irrespective of the situation.

Question 13

Mention and describe in a sentence the seven stages of the development of the proprium as given by Allport.Also,mention the ages in which these stages occur.

Accepted Answer

Allport described the nature and develop

Question 14

Identify a true statement based on Allport's view on the ultimate and necessary goal of life.

Accepted Answer

A)  Catharsis is reached by reducing tension while seeking new challenges. 
B)  Unique traits and common traits are combined into personal dispositions. 
C)  The reward is in the process of achieving a goal rather than reaching it. 
D)  Our environment supplies the temperament required to achieve the goal. 
A)  Catharsis is reached by reducing tension while seeking new challenges. 
B)  Unique traits and common traits are combined into personal dispositions. 
C)  The reward is in the process of achieving a goal rather than reaching it. 
D)  Our environment supplies the temperament required to achieve the goal.

Question 15

The personality theorist who helped bring personality into the mainstream and made it an academically respectable topic is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Adler. 
B)  Raymond Cattell. 
C)  Gordon Allport. 
D)  Erich Fromm. 
A)  Alfred Adler. 
B)  Raymond Cattell. 
C)  Gordon Allport. 
D)  Erich Fromm.

Question 16

According to Allport,we acquire new motives through:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

To Allport,infants receive sensory impressions from the external environment and react to them automatically and reflexively,with no ego to mediate between stimulus and response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Unlike coping behavior,expressive behavior is:

Accepted Answer

A)  more oriented toward a specific purpose. 
B)  easier to change and has a specific purpose. 
C)  reflective of the basic aspects of personality. 
D)  directed toward bringing a change in the environment. 
A)  more oriented toward a specific purpose. 
B)  easier to change and has a specific purpose. 
C)  reflective of the basic aspects of personality. 
D)  directed toward bringing a change in the environment.

Question 19

Allport's concept of functional autonomy proposes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  forces that motivated us early in life become unrelated to their original circumstances. 
B)  we are independent of psychological forces. 
C)  the goal of adulthood is to replace cardinal traits with secondary traits. 
D)  individuals will link their past to their present and the future. 
A)  forces that motivated us early in life become unrelated to their original circumstances. 
B)  we are independent of psychological forces. 
C)  the goal of adulthood is to replace cardinal traits with secondary traits. 
D)  individuals will link their past to their present and the future.

Question 20

In Allport's view,our conditions of worth include those aspects of our personality that are distinctive and which unite our attitudes,perceptions,and intentions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Allport's personal-document technique involves the use of:

Describe how an emotionally healthy adult is formed in the transition from infancy to adulthood.Mention Allport's six criteria for emotionally healthy adult personalities.

According to Allport,some behaviors such as reflexes,fixations,neuroses,and behaviors arising from biological drives can be explained by the principles of functional autonomy.

At the _____ stage of the development of the proprium,children realize their identity remains intact despite the many changes that are taking place.

Which of the following is an example of functionally autonomous behavior?

Identify a true statement about the characteristics of traits as summarized by Allport.

Perseverative functional autonomy is concerned with behaviors that continue or persevere on their own without any external reward.

Allport believed that present and future behavior can best be explained in terms of the disconnect between past experiences and present motives through the concept of:

Allport believed that infants:

In the context of the personal-document technique used by Allport,computer analysis of the letters from the middle-aged woman identified as Jenny:

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

According to Allport,which of the following is true about the characteristics of traits?

Mention and describe in a sentence the seven stages of the development of the proprium as given by Allport.Also,mention the ages in which these stages occur.

Identify a true statement based on Allport's view on the ultimate and necessary goal of life.

The personality theorist who helped bring personality into the mainstream and made it an academically respectable topic is:

According to Allport,we acquire new motives through:

To Allport,infants receive sensory impressions from the external environment and react to them automatically and reflexively,with no ego to mediate between stimulus and response.

Unlike coping behavior,expressive behavior is:

Allport's concept of functional autonomy proposes that:

In Allport's view,our conditions of worth include those aspects of our personality that are distinctive and which unite our attitudes,perceptions,and intentions.

Personality: What It Is and Why You Should Care

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, The Five-Factor Theory, Hexaco, and the Dark Triad

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's personal-document technique involves the use of:

Describe how an emotionally healthy adult is formed in the transition from infancy to adulthood.Mention Allport's six criteria for emotionally healthy adult personalities.

According to Allport,some behaviors such as reflexes,fixations,neuroses,and behaviors arising from biological drives can be explained by the principles of functional autonomy.

At the _____ stage of the development of the proprium,children realize their identity remains intact despite the many changes that are taking place.

Which of the following is an example of functionally autonomous behavior?

Identify a true statement about the characteristics of traits as summarized by Allport.

Perseverative functional autonomy is concerned with behaviors that continue or persevere on their own without any external reward.

Allport believed that present and future behavior can best be explained in terms of the disconnect between past experiences and present motives through the concept of:

Allport believed that infants:

In the context of the personal-document technique used by Allport,computer analysis of the letters from the middle-aged woman identified as Jenny:

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

According to Allport,which of the following is true about the characteristics of traits?

Mention and describe in a sentence the seven stages of the development of the proprium as given by Allport.Also,mention the ages in which these stages occur.

Identify a true statement based on Allport's view on the ultimate and necessary goal of life.

The personality theorist who helped bring personality into the mainstream and made it an academically respectable topic is:

According to Allport,we acquire new motives through:

To Allport,infants receive sensory impressions from the external environment and react to them automatically and reflexively,with no ego to mediate between stimulus and response.

Unlike coping behavior,expressive behavior is:

Allport's concept of functional autonomy proposes that:

In Allport's view,our conditions of worth include those aspects of our personality that are distinctive and which unite our attitudes,perceptions,and intentions.

Personality: What It Is and Why You Should Care

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, The Five-Factor Theory, Hexaco, and the Dark Triad

Abraham Maslow: Needs-Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Facets of Personality: Taking Control, Taking Chances, and Finding Happiness

Personality in Perspective

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