Question 1

On which of the following points did Allport disagree with Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dominance of unconscious forces over personality 
B)  The role of the past in controlling the present 
C)  The continuum between normal and abnormal behavior 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  The dominance of unconscious forces over personality 
B)  The role of the past in controlling the present 
C)  The continuum between normal and abnormal behavior 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 2

Allport took a(n)_____ 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 3

According to Allport,the central problem for any personality theory is:

Accepted Answer

A)  how it deals with the conflicts of childhood. 
B)  how it successfully resolves the identity crisis. 
C)  how it compensates for the complexes in humans. 
D)  how it treats the concept of motivation. 
A)  how it deals with the conflicts of childhood. 
B)  how it successfully resolves the identity crisis. 
C)  how it compensates for the complexes in humans. 
D)  how it treats the concept of motivation.

Question 4

Addictions and repetitive physical actions are examples of what Allport called:

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.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Ideally,the development of the proprium is accomplished during:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following occurs when the needs for affection and security are met in infancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The proprium develops steadily. 
B)  Motives become functionally autonomous. 
C)  Positive psychological growth is achieved. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  The proprium develops steadily. 
B)  Motives become functionally autonomous. 
C)  Positive psychological growth is achieved. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 8

Allport's theory presents a pessimistic view of adults who are out of control of their lives,irrationally attending to past situations,with no plans for the future,while being inactive in finding their identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All of the following are principles of propriate functional autonomy except:

Accepted Answer

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 10

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 11

Allport suggested all of the following as criteria for a mature,emotionally healthy personality except:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Not everyone has a cardinal trait,or the trait Allport referred to as a "ruling passion."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following was Allport's argument against Freud's psychoanalysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are generally unaware of the forces that motivate them. 
B)  There exists a continuum between the normal and the abnormal. 
C)  Functional similarities in personality exist between child and adult or animal and human. 
D)  Neurotics,children,and animals,should not be compared with normal adults. 
A)  People are generally unaware of the forces that motivate them. 
B)  There exists a continuum between the normal and the abnormal. 
C)  Functional similarities in personality exist between child and adult or animal and human. 
D)  Neurotics,children,and animals,should not be compared with normal adults.

Question 14

At the extension-of-self stage of the development of the proprium,children:

Accepted Answer

A)  distinguish their bodies from objects in their environment. 
B)  recognize the objects and people that are part of their world. 
C)  realize their identity remains the same despite rapid growth. 
D)  learn to take pride in their accomplishments. 
A)  distinguish their bodies from objects in their environment. 
B)  recognize the objects and people that are part of their world. 
C)  realize their identity remains the same despite rapid growth. 
D)  learn to take pride in their accomplishments.

Question 15

Allport's idiographic approach was the study of:

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics and heredity. 
B)  the unconscious forces shaping personality. 
C)  childhood activities and experiences. 
D)  the individual case. 
A)  genetics and heredity. 
B)  the unconscious forces shaping personality. 
C)  childhood activities and experiences. 
D)  the individual case.

Question 16

Allport's approach to personality development is reflected in the work of the humanistic psychologists:

Accepted Answer

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

According to Allport,our uniqueness is determined by:

Accepted Answer

A)  our childhood experiences. 
B)  the organismic valuing process. 
C)  the conflict between the id and the superego. 
D)  our genetics and learning. 
A)  our childhood experiences. 
B)  the organismic valuing process. 
C)  the conflict between the id and the superego. 
D)  our genetics and learning.

Question 18

Allport considered personality to be _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  continuous 
B)  discrete 
C)  invariant 
D)  random 
A)  continuous 
B)  discrete 
C)  invariant 
D)  random

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational approaches. 
B)  laboratory experiments. 
C)  self-descriptions. 
D)  dream analyses. 
A)  correlational approaches. 
B)  laboratory experiments. 
C)  self-descriptions. 
D)  dream analyses.

Question 20

Of the two types of traits proposed by Allport,common traits are shared by a number of people,such as the members of a culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

On which of the following points did Allport disagree with Freud?

Allport took a(n)_____ stance on the question of free will versus determinism.

According to Allport,the central problem for any personality theory is:

Addictions and repetitive physical actions are examples of what Allport called:

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

Ideally,the development of the proprium is accomplished during:

Which of the following occurs when the needs for affection and security are met in infancy?

Allport's theory presents a pessimistic view of adults who are out of control of their lives,irrationally attending to past situations,with no plans for the future,while being inactive in finding their identity.

All of the following are principles of propriate functional autonomy except:

Allport believed his famous meeting with Freud illustrated:

Allport suggested all of the following as criteria for a mature,emotionally healthy personality except:

Not everyone has a cardinal trait,or the trait Allport referred to as a "ruling passion."

Which of the following was Allport's argument against Freud's psychoanalysis?

At the extension-of-self stage of the development of the proprium,children:

Allport's idiographic approach was the study of:

Allport's approach to personality development is reflected in the work of the humanistic psychologists:

According to Allport,our uniqueness is determined by:

Allport considered personality to be _____.

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

Of the two types of traits proposed by Allport,common traits are shared by a number of people,such as the members of a culture.

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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, 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

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Exam 7: Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

On which of the following points did Allport disagree with Freud?

Allport took a(n)_____ stance on the question of free will versus determinism.

According to Allport,the central problem for any personality theory is:

Addictions and repetitive physical actions are examples of what Allport called:

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

Ideally,the development of the proprium is accomplished during:

Which of the following occurs when the needs for affection and security are met in infancy?

Allport's theory presents a pessimistic view of adults who are out of control of their lives,irrationally attending to past situations,with no plans for the future,while being inactive in finding their identity.

All of the following are principles of propriate functional autonomy except:

Allport believed his famous meeting with Freud illustrated:

Allport suggested all of the following as criteria for a mature,emotionally healthy personality except:

Not everyone has a cardinal trait,or the trait Allport referred to as a "ruling passion."

Which of the following was Allport's argument against Freud's psychoanalysis?

At the extension-of-self stage of the development of the proprium,children:

Allport's idiographic approach was the study of:

Allport's approach to personality development is reflected in the work of the humanistic psychologists:

According to Allport,our uniqueness is determined by:

Allport considered personality to be _____.

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

Of the two types of traits proposed by Allport,common traits are shared by a number of people,such as the members of a culture.

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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