Question 1

Allport contended that adult motives are

Accepted Answer

A) totally unconscious in their nature. 
B) different from children's motives. 
C) a form of homeostatic regulation. 
D) tied to a single master drive or motive. 
A) totally unconscious in their nature. 
B) different from children's motives. 
C) a form of homeostatic regulation. 
D) tied to a single master drive or motive.

Question 2

To Allport, the most important structures of personality are

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A) personal disposition and proprium. 
B) primary traits and secondary traits. 
C) cardinal traits and primary traits. 
D) common traits and superfactors. 
A) personal disposition and proprium. 
B) primary traits and secondary traits. 
C) cardinal traits and primary traits. 
D) common traits and superfactors.

Question 3

Allport's principal concern in personality theory was with

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A) factor analysis. 
B) the uniqueness of the individual. 
C) the heritability of personality traits. 
D) early childhood experiences. 
E) unconscious motivation. 
A) factor analysis. 
B) the uniqueness of the individual. 
C) the heritability of personality traits. 
D) early childhood experiences. 
E) unconscious motivation.

Question 4

For Allport, common traits

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A) are shared by several people. 
B) can be used for intraindividual comparisons. 
C) are more important than personal traits. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) are shared by several people. 
B) can be used for intraindividual comparisons. 
C) are more important than personal traits. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 5

For Allport, the term "morphogenic" refers to

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A) patterned properties of the whole organism. 
B) propriate strivings common to all people. 
C) the organization aspect of the proprium. 
D) motivational aspects of proactive behavior. 
A) patterned properties of the whole organism. 
B) propriate strivings common to all people. 
C) the organization aspect of the proprium. 
D) motivational aspects of proactive behavior.

Question 6

Allport's notion that people are capable of consciously acting upon their environment in new and innovative ways that permit psychological growth is illustrated by

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A) proactive behavior. 
B) reactive behavior. 
C) causality. 
D) determinism. 
E) neurotic behavior. 
A) proactive behavior. 
B) reactive behavior. 
C) causality. 
D) determinism. 
E) neurotic behavior.

Question 7

To Allport, personal dispositions differ from traits in that they

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A) have the capacity to render many stimuli functionally equivalent. 
B) initiate and guide behavior. 
C) are peculiar to the individual. 
D) are neuropsychic structures. 
A) have the capacity to render many stimuli functionally equivalent. 
B) initiate and guide behavior. 
C) are peculiar to the individual. 
D) are neuropsychic structures.

Question 8

Allport placed personal dispositions on a continuum from

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A) central to peripheral. 
B) conscious to unconscious. 
C) reactive to proactive. 
D) determined to undetermined. 
E) developed to undeveloped. 
A) central to peripheral. 
B) conscious to unconscious. 
C) reactive to proactive. 
D) determined to undetermined. 
E) developed to undeveloped.

Allport contended that adult motives are

To Allport, the most important structures of personality are

Allport's principal concern in personality theory was with

For Allport, common traits

For Allport, the term "morphogenic" refers to

Allport's notion that people are capable of consciously acting upon their environment in new and innovative ways that permit psychological growth is illustrated by

To Allport, personal dispositions differ from traits in that they

Allport placed personal dispositions on a continuum from

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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Exam 13: Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Allport contended that adult motives are

To Allport, the most important structures of personality are

Allport's principal concern in personality theory was with

For Allport, common traits

For Allport, the term "morphogenic" refers to

Allport's notion that people are capable of consciously acting upon their environment in new and innovative ways that permit psychological growth is illustrated by

To Allport, personal dispositions differ from traits in that they

Allport placed personal dispositions on a continuum from

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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