Question 1

According to Allport,traits are inconsistent and transient ways of reacting to our genetic heritage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Allport believed that personality traits are often revealed spontaneously through:

Accepted Answer

A)  introspection. 
B)  Freudian slips. 
C)  coping behavior. 
D)  expressive behavior. 
A)  introspection. 
B)  Freudian slips. 
C)  coping behavior. 
D)  expressive behavior.

Question 3

As Allport grew into adulthood,he attempted to identify with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud,whom he met in Vienna. 
B)  Karen Horney,with whom he studied in New York. 
C)  his oldest brother Floyd,a social psychologist. 
D)  his uncle Steven,a famous artist. 
A)  Sigmund Freud,whom he met in Vienna. 
B)  Karen Horney,with whom he studied in New York. 
C)  his oldest brother Floyd,a social psychologist. 
D)  his uncle Steven,a famous artist.

Question 4

In Allport's theory,past events are:

Accepted Answer

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B)  unimportant,because they are no longer active.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B)  unimportant,because they are no longer active.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 5

According to Allport,_____ describes a striving for consistency and integration of the personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  propriate patterning 
B)  observational learning 
C)  primary-process thought 
D)  operant conditioning 
A)  propriate patterning 
B)  observational learning 
C)  primary-process thought 
D)  operant conditioning

Question 6

Allport's concept of adulthood differs from the views of other personality theorists in describing people as:

Accepted Answer

A)  doomed to struggle endlessly with unconscious conflicts. 
B)  no longer dominated by childhood drives. 
C)  locked into the traits developed during childhood. 
D)  not being rational in most of their behavior. 
A)  doomed to struggle endlessly with unconscious conflicts. 
B)  no longer dominated by childhood drives. 
C)  locked into the traits developed during childhood. 
D)  not being rational in most of their behavior.

Question 7

According to Allport,the level of functional autonomy that relates to low-level and routine behaviors is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Allport emphasized the importance of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the present and the future. 
B)  the unconscious in normal mature adults. 
C)  data collected from neurotics. 
D)  past childhood conflicts. 
A)  the present and the future. 
B)  the unconscious in normal mature adults. 
C)  data collected from neurotics. 
D)  past childhood conflicts.

Question 9

Identity a true statement about secondary traits as described by Allport.

Accepted Answer

A)  Secondary traits are minor preferences,such as the preference for a particular type of food. 
B)  Secondary traits are highly inconspicuous and weak. 
C)  Secondary traits appear much less consistent than other traits. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Secondary traits are minor preferences,such as the preference for a particular type of food. 
B)  Secondary traits are highly inconspicuous and weak. 
C)  Secondary traits appear much less consistent than other traits. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 10

To Allport,_____ are measured on a continuum and are subject to social,environmental,and cultural influences.

Accepted Answer

A)  metaneeds 
B)  unconscious motivations 
C)  personality traits 
D)  sentiments 
A)  metaneeds 
B)  unconscious motivations 
C)  personality traits 
D)  sentiments

Question 11

As a child,Allport was:

Accepted Answer

A)  plagued by feelings of inferiority. 
B)  highly disturbed and unhealthy. 
C)  popular outside his family. 
D)  interested in sports and outdoor games. 
A)  plagued by feelings of inferiority. 
B)  highly disturbed and unhealthy. 
C)  popular outside his family. 
D)  interested in sports and outdoor games.

Question 12

To avoid confusion in terminology,Allport relabeled individual traits as:

Accepted Answer

A)  instincts. 
B)  constructs. 
C)  learned responses. 
D)  personal dispositions. 
A)  instincts. 
B)  constructs. 
C)  learned responses. 
D)  personal dispositions.

Question 13

Allport's major work on the _____ has been of vital importance in the development of the field of cognitive neuroscience.

Accepted Answer

A)  expression of emotions 
B)  role of genetics 
C)  concept of inferiority 
D)  pleasure principle 
A)  expression of emotions 
B)  role of genetics 
C)  concept of inferiority 
D)  pleasure principle

Question 14

Allport believed that in order to understand adult motives,we must study:

Accepted Answer

A)  how genetics affects people. 
B)  parent-child relationships. 
C)  why people behave as they do at present. 
D)  childhood needs and frustrations. 
A)  how genetics affects people. 
B)  parent-child relationships. 
C)  why people behave as they do at present. 
D)  childhood needs and frustrations.

Question 15

Allport believed that emotionally healthy adults were:

Accepted Answer

A)  no longer victimized by what happened to them in their early years. 
B)  guided primarily by unconscious forces of the superego. 
C)  those in whom the personality is undifferentiated from childhood experiences. 
D)  those who avoid self-objectification. 
A)  no longer victimized by what happened to them in their early years. 
B)  guided primarily by unconscious forces of the superego. 
C)  those in whom the personality is undifferentiated from childhood experiences. 
D)  those who avoid self-objectification.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Allport viewed personality as:

Accepted Answer

A)  purely a mental process. 
B)  randomly changing and growing. 
C)  an interaction of mind and body. 
D)  controlled entirely by instincts. 
A)  purely a mental process. 
B)  randomly changing and growing. 
C)  an interaction of mind and body. 
D)  controlled entirely by instincts.

Question 18

According to Allport,a(n)_____ trait influences every aspect of life.

Accepted Answer

A)  independent 
B)  cardinal 
C)  primary 
D)  dominant 
A)  independent 
B)  cardinal 
C)  primary 
D)  dominant

Question 19

Consciously planned behavior determined by the needs of a given situation and designed for a specific purpose,usually to bring about a change in one's environment,is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  expressive behavior 
B)  coping behavior 
C)  spontaneous behavior 
D)  non-directional behavior 
A)  expressive behavior 
B)  coping behavior 
C)  spontaneous behavior 
D)  non-directional behavior

Question 20

The motives included in the proprium are:

Accepted Answer

A)  developed gradually over four stages. 
B)  maintained or discarded by the ego. 
C)  determined by instinctual forces. 
D)  restricted to unconscious factors. 
A)  developed gradually over four stages. 
B)  maintained or discarded by the ego. 
C)  determined by instinctual forces. 
D)  restricted to unconscious factors.

According to Allport,traits are inconsistent and transient ways of reacting to our genetic heritage.

Allport believed that personality traits are often revealed spontaneously through:

As Allport grew into adulthood,he attempted to identify with:

In Allport's theory,past events are:

According to Allport,_____ describes a striving for consistency and integration of the personality.

Allport's concept of adulthood differs from the views of other personality theorists in describing people as:

According to Allport,the level of functional autonomy that relates to low-level and routine behaviors is:

Allport emphasized the importance of:

Identity a true statement about secondary traits as described by Allport.

To Allport,_____ are measured on a continuum and are subject to social,environmental,and cultural influences.

As a child,Allport was:

To avoid confusion in terminology,Allport relabeled individual traits as:

Allport's major work on the _____ has been of vital importance in the development of the field of cognitive neuroscience.

Allport believed that in order to understand adult motives,we must study:

Allport believed that emotionally healthy adults were:

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

Allport viewed personality as:

According to Allport,a(n)_____ trait influences every aspect of life.

Consciously planned behavior determined by the needs of a given situation and designed for a specific purpose,usually to bring about a change in one's environment,is called _____.

The motives included in the proprium are:

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Abraham Maslow: Needs-Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

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Exam 7: Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

According to Allport,traits are inconsistent and transient ways of reacting to our genetic heritage.

Allport believed that personality traits are often revealed spontaneously through:

As Allport grew into adulthood,he attempted to identify with:

In Allport's theory,past events are:

According to Allport,_____ describes a striving for consistency and integration of the personality.

Allport's concept of adulthood differs from the views of other personality theorists in describing people as:

According to Allport,the level of functional autonomy that relates to low-level and routine behaviors is:

Allport emphasized the importance of:

Identity a true statement about secondary traits as described by Allport.

To Allport,_____ are measured on a continuum and are subject to social,environmental,and cultural influences.

As a child,Allport was:

To avoid confusion in terminology,Allport relabeled individual traits as:

Allport's major work on the _____ has been of vital importance in the development of the field of cognitive neuroscience.

Allport believed that in order to understand adult motives,we must study:

Allport believed that emotionally healthy adults were:

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

Allport viewed personality as:

According to Allport,a(n)_____ trait influences every aspect of life.

Consciously planned behavior determined by the needs of a given situation and designed for a specific purpose,usually to bring about a change in one's environment,is called _____.

The motives included in the proprium are:

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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