Question 1

Allport's dissertation

Accepted Answer

A)  was justly criticized by Titchener 
B)  was one of the first on record about personality 
C)  was at first rejected, but finally accepted 
D)  was on a topic in visual perception 
A)  was justly criticized by Titchener 
B)  was one of the first on record about personality 
C)  was at first rejected, but finally accepted 
D)  was on a topic in visual perception

Question 2

Allport, like Maslow, had a bad experience with

Accepted Answer

A)  Lashley 
B)  Burt 
C)  Titchener 
D)  Rainey 
A)  Lashley 
B)  Burt 
C)  Titchener 
D)  Rainey

Question 3

Nomothetic theorists

Accepted Answer

A)  are inclined to derive general laws concerning how a relatively few traits apply to all people 
B)  emphasize the experimental rather than the factor analytic approach 
C)  are inclined to study each individual's unique traits without attempting to find a place for each along a relative few trait dimensions 
D)  emphasize the discovery of the maximum number of trait dimensions needed to account for personality 
A)  are inclined to derive general laws concerning how a relatively few traits apply to all people 
B)  emphasize the experimental rather than the factor analytic approach 
C)  are inclined to study each individual's unique traits without attempting to find a place for each along a relative few trait dimensions 
D)  emphasize the discovery of the maximum number of trait dimensions needed to account for personality

Question 4

All except one of the following accurately describes authoritarians. Which is NOT an accurate description of authoritarians?

Accepted Answer

A)  tending to have low grade point averages if they majored in the liberal arts 
B)  tending to admire dictators 
C)  tending to be conservative and anti-gay 
D)  preferring a disorderly, weak society so they can exert their "superiority" 
A)  tending to have low grade point averages if they majored in the liberal arts 
B)  tending to admire dictators 
C)  tending to be conservative and anti-gay 
D)  preferring a disorderly, weak society so they can exert their "superiority"

Question 5

Allport recognized that

Accepted Answer

A)  traits cause people to behave in much the same manner in many different situations 
B)  a different environmental context would call forth a different response to functionally equivalent stimuli 
C)  in terms of traits "all people are created equal" 
A)  traits cause people to behave in much the same manner in many different situations 
B)  a different environmental context would call forth a different response to functionally equivalent stimuli 
C)  in terms of traits "all people are created equal"

Question 6

Extrinsic religious orientation is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  religion as an end in itself 
B)  utilitarianism: use of one's religion 
C)  few friends outside the church 
D)  large donations to the church 
A)  religion as an end in itself 
B)  utilitarianism: use of one's religion 
C)  few friends outside the church 
D)  large donations to the church

Question 7

How did Allport come to regard Jenny's family?

Accepted Answer

A)  a typical stable, well-adjusted family 
B)  a typical unstable, ill-adjusted family 
C)  a puzzle he was never able to solve 
D)  an exception to the rule that families function well 
A)  a typical stable, well-adjusted family 
B)  a typical unstable, ill-adjusted family 
C)  a puzzle he was never able to solve 
D)  an exception to the rule that families function well

Question 8

Who is most properly called "racist" according to the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  all European Americans 
B)  highly prejudiced people 
C)  anyone who displays any kind of discrimination according to race 
D)  people who are not minorities 
A)  all European Americans 
B)  highly prejudiced people 
C)  anyone who displays any kind of discrimination according to race 
D)  people who are not minorities

Question 9

All except one of the following are true concerning generic conscience. Which is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is different from the must sayer of childhood. 
B)  It basically is "there" to tell us when we do wrong that we should feel bad. 
C)  It is not troubled by a knee-jerk need to avoid any transgression. 
D)  Minor slips and sins are not its concern. 
A)  It is different from the must sayer of childhood. 
B)  It basically is "there" to tell us when we do wrong that we should feel bad. 
C)  It is not troubled by a knee-jerk need to avoid any transgression. 
D)  Minor slips and sins are not its concern.

Question 10

Allport portrayed Rinehart

Accepted Answer

A)  an evil person 
B)  as a projection of his own benevolence 
C)  as dull and uninteresting 
D)  as too much the apple of his mother's eye 
A)  an evil person 
B)  as a projection of his own benevolence 
C)  as dull and uninteresting 
D)  as too much the apple of his mother's eye

Question 11

All of the following are important contributions of Allport, except one. Which is NOT one of his important contributions?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the voice of moderation on the issue of behavioral consistency. 
B)  He was one of two theorists to look at personality development in stages. 
C)  His idiographic approach recognized a neglected point: each person is very different from each other person, and each is very complex. 
D)  His book on prejudice, though published in 1954, is still having impact today. 
A)  He was the voice of moderation on the issue of behavioral consistency. 
B)  He was one of two theorists to look at personality development in stages. 
C)  His idiographic approach recognized a neglected point: each person is very different from each other person, and each is very complex. 
D)  His book on prejudice, though published in 1954, is still having impact today.

Question 12

Whose home life was Allport's most like?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maslow 
B)  Murray 
C)  Horney 
D)  Rogers 
A)  Maslow 
B)  Murray 
C)  Horney 
D)  Rogers

Question 13

How did Allport feel about the unconscious?

Accepted Answer

A)  He agreed with Murray on its importance. 
B)  He dismissed it entirely. 
C)  He considered it to be of primary importance. 
D)  He felt that depth psychology may plunge too deep. 
A)  He agreed with Murray on its importance. 
B)  He dismissed it entirely. 
C)  He considered it to be of primary importance. 
D)  He felt that depth psychology may plunge too deep.

Question 14

Frustration tolerance refers to (Allport)

Accepted Answer

A)  helping others to deal with the inevitable frustrations in their lives 
B)  being tolerant of other groups (ethnic, religious, etc.) regardless of how frustrating they may be 
C)  when things go wrong, not pitching a tantrum, blaming others, or wallowing in self-pity 
D)  tolerating frustrations, even if it would be reasonable to become upset 
A)  helping others to deal with the inevitable frustrations in their lives 
B)  being tolerant of other groups (ethnic, religious, etc.) regardless of how frustrating they may be 
C)  when things go wrong, not pitching a tantrum, blaming others, or wallowing in self-pity 
D)  tolerating frustrations, even if it would be reasonable to become upset

Question 15

All of the following are limitations of Allport's ideas or work, except one. Which is NOT a limitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  His "theory" is really a series of mini-theories. 
B)  His insistence on the extreme uniqueness of each person makes the task of understanding humans look very daunting. 
C)  The boundaries between some of his concepts are so indistinct as to be exceedingly hazy. 
D)  He vacillated concerning what he meant by nearly all of his terms: publications a year or two apart contained changes in definitions that were left unacknowledged. 
A)  His "theory" is really a series of mini-theories. 
B)  His insistence on the extreme uniqueness of each person makes the task of understanding humans look very daunting. 
C)  The boundaries between some of his concepts are so indistinct as to be exceedingly hazy. 
D)  He vacillated concerning what he meant by nearly all of his terms: publications a year or two apart contained changes in definitions that were left unacknowledged.

Question 16

Dovidio, Gaertner, and Kawakami (2002) showed that participants responded faster to negative than positive words when primed with a Black face. What relationship did they find between this and other subtle-implicit measures and explicit measures of prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two types of measures were highly related. 
B)  Whether they were related depended on which of the several measures were the focus. 
C)  They tended to be unrelated. 
D)  Only the priming task results (implicit) and the explicit friendliness were related. 
A)  The two types of measures were highly related. 
B)  Whether they were related depended on which of the several measures were the focus. 
C)  They tended to be unrelated. 
D)  Only the priming task results (implicit) and the explicit friendliness were related.

Question 17

Dynamic organization refers to (Allport)

Accepted Answer

A)  the interplay of forces within an integrated system of tightly connected components 
B)  the neo-Freudian instinctoids that guide the personality of the individual in directions that will yield satisfactions 
C)  unconscious motivations 
D)  the observation that personality is neither exclusively mental nor neural (physical) 
A)  the interplay of forces within an integrated system of tightly connected components 
B)  the neo-Freudian instinctoids that guide the personality of the individual in directions that will yield satisfactions 
C)  unconscious motivations 
D)  the observation that personality is neither exclusively mental nor neural (physical)

Question 18

When Phelps et al. (2003) related the names and pleasant/unpleasant words measure (IAT) and the eyeblink startle reaction measures (ESRM), both subtle/Implicit bias measures, as well as the explicit bias Modern Racism measure to recordings in the amygdala (emotional center) what did they find?

Accepted Answer

A)  None of them positively correlated with recordings in the amydgala. 
B)  Only the explicit measure positively correlated with recordings in the amydgala. 
C)  Only the ESRM measure positively correlated with recordings in the amygdala. 
D)  Only the IAT and ESRM measures positively correlated with recordings in the amygdala. 
A)  None of them positively correlated with recordings in the amydgala. 
B)  Only the explicit measure positively correlated with recordings in the amydgala. 
C)  Only the ESRM measure positively correlated with recordings in the amygdala. 
D)  Only the IAT and ESRM measures positively correlated with recordings in the amygdala.

Question 19

Towles-Schwen and Fazio (2001; 2003) report all but one of the following. Which do they NOT report?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjects who are concerned about showing prejudice (CASP) see their parents as unprejudiced. 
B)  High CASP subjects anticipated more willingness/comfort while interacting with Blacks (W/CWIW
B) . 
C)  Subjects displaying high restraint in showing prejudice to avoid dispute showed high W/CWIWB. 
D)  Regardless of concern/ restraint, White subjects showed low W/CWIWB if the anticipated interaction with Blacks involved intimacy and no clear script on how to behave. 
A)  Subjects who are concerned about showing prejudice (CASP) see their parents as unprejudiced. 
B)  High CASP subjects anticipated more willingness/comfort while interacting with Blacks (W/CWIW
B) . 
C)  Subjects displaying high restraint in showing prejudice to avoid dispute showed high W/CWIWB. 
D)  Regardless of concern/ restraint, White subjects showed low W/CWIWB if the anticipated interaction with Blacks involved intimacy and no clear script on how to behave.

Question 20

Yin, who works at a factory has a maturity problem, because

Accepted Answer

A)  he is so traditional 
B)  he is too money oriented 
C)  he has no close friends and no spouse 
D)  he is task-involved rather than ego-involved 
A)  he is so traditional 
B)  he is too money oriented 
C)  he has no close friends and no spouse 
D)  he is task-involved rather than ego-involved

Allport's dissertation

Allport, like Maslow, had a bad experience with

Nomothetic theorists

All except one of the following accurately describes authoritarians. Which is NOT an accurate description of authoritarians?

Allport recognized that

Extrinsic religious orientation is characterized by

How did Allport come to regard Jenny's family?

Who is most properly called "racist" according to the text?

All except one of the following are true concerning generic conscience. Which is NOT true?

Allport portrayed Rinehart

All of the following are important contributions of Allport, except one. Which is NOT one of his important contributions?

Whose home life was Allport's most like?

How did Allport feel about the unconscious?

Frustration tolerance refers to (Allport)

All of the following are limitations of Allport's ideas or work, except one. Which is NOT a limitation?

Dovidio, Gaertner, and Kawakami (2002) showed that participants responded faster to negative than positive words when primed with a Black face. What relationship did they find between this and other subtle-implicit measures and explicit measures of prejudice?

Dynamic organization refers to (Allport)

When Phelps et al. (2003) related the names and pleasant/unpleasant words measure (IAT) and the eyeblink startle reaction measures (ESRM), both subtle/Implicit bias measures, as well as the explicit bias Modern Racism measure to recordings in the amygdala (emotional center) what did they find?

Towles-Schwen and Fazio (2001; 2003) report all but one of the following. Which do they NOT report?

Yin, who works at a factory has a maturity problem, because

Introduction

The Psychoanalytic Legacy: Sigmund Freud

Personalitys Ancestral Foundation: Carl Jung

Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority: Alfred Adler

Moving Toward, Away From, and Against Others: Karen Horney

Personality From the Interpersonal Perspective: Harry Stack Sullivan

The Seasons of Our Lives: Erik Erikson

The Sociopsychological Approach to Personality: Erich Fromm

Every Person Is to Be Prized: Carl Rogers

Becoming All That One Can Be: Abraham Maslow

Marching to a Different Drummer: George Kelly

The Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality: Walter Mischel and Julian Rotter

Thinking Ahead and Learning Mastery of Ones Circumstances: Albert Bandura

Its All a Matter of Consequences: B.F Skinner

Human Needs and Environmental Press: Henry a Murray

The Trait Approach to Personality: Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck

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Exam 17: Personality Development and Prejudice: Gordon Allport

Allport's dissertation

Allport, like Maslow, had a bad experience with

Nomothetic theorists

All except one of the following accurately describes authoritarians. Which is NOT an accurate description of authoritarians?

Allport recognized that

Extrinsic religious orientation is characterized by

How did Allport come to regard Jenny's family?

Who is most properly called "racist" according to the text?

All except one of the following are true concerning generic conscience. Which is NOT true?

Allport portrayed Rinehart

All of the following are important contributions of Allport, except one. Which is NOT one of his important contributions?

Whose home life was Allport's most like?

How did Allport feel about the unconscious?

Frustration tolerance refers to (Allport)

All of the following are limitations of Allport's ideas or work, except one. Which is NOT a limitation?

Dovidio, Gaertner, and Kawakami (2002) showed that participants responded faster to negative than positive words when primed with a Black face. What relationship did they find between this and other subtle-implicit measures and explicit measures of prejudice?

Dynamic organization refers to (Allport)

When Phelps et al. (2003) related the names and pleasant/unpleasant words measure (IAT) and the eyeblink startle reaction measures (ESRM), both subtle/Implicit bias measures, as well as the explicit bias Modern Racism measure to recordings in the amygdala (emotional center) what did they find?

Towles-Schwen and Fazio (2001; 2003) report all but one of the following. Which do they NOT report?

Yin, who works at a factory has a maturity problem, because

Introduction

The Psychoanalytic Legacy: Sigmund Freud

Personalitys Ancestral Foundation: Carl Jung

Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority: Alfred Adler

Moving Toward, Away From, and Against Others: Karen Horney

Personality From the Interpersonal Perspective: Harry Stack Sullivan

The Seasons of Our Lives: Erik Erikson

The Sociopsychological Approach to Personality: Erich Fromm

Every Person Is to Be Prized: Carl Rogers

Becoming All That One Can Be: Abraham Maslow

Marching to a Different Drummer: George Kelly

The Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality: Walter Mischel and Julian Rotter

Thinking Ahead and Learning Mastery of Ones Circumstances: Albert Bandura

Its All a Matter of Consequences: B.F Skinner

Human Needs and Environmental Press: Henry a Murray

The Trait Approach to Personality: Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck

Where Is Personality Theory Going

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