Question 1

According to Allport, what is the "problem of maturity"?

Accepted Answer

A)  to forget the past 
B)  to orient to the future 
C)  to continually re-evaluate oneself according to consistent criteria 
D)  to extend oneself into the spheres of ones' life 
A)  to forget the past 
B)  to orient to the future 
C)  to continually re-evaluate oneself according to consistent criteria 
D)  to extend oneself into the spheres of ones' life

Question 2

Allport was a pioneer

Accepted Answer

A)  factor analyst 
B)  nomothetic theorist 
C)  interactionist 
D)  chaos theory researcher 
A)  factor analyst 
B)  nomothetic theorist 
C)  interactionist 
D)  chaos theory researcher

Question 3

In whose footsteps was young Allport destined to tread?

Accepted Answer

A)  Murray 
B)  Thorndike 
C)  Titchener 
D)  Floyd Allport 
A)  Murray 
B)  Thorndike 
C)  Titchener 
D)  Floyd Allport

Question 4

Racism is

Accepted Answer

A)  the orientation of extremist, like members of the Klan, not other people 
B)  widespread negative sentiment directed toward people of color, possibly including high individualism 
C)  a propensity to reject people who are not "white" 
D)  a reference to the behavior of people who are full of hate and intolerance, and openly express those feelings 
A)  the orientation of extremist, like members of the Klan, not other people 
B)  widespread negative sentiment directed toward people of color, possibly including high individualism 
C)  a propensity to reject people who are not "white" 
D)  a reference to the behavior of people who are full of hate and intolerance, and openly express those feelings

Question 5

Common traits (Allport)

Accepted Answer

A)  are traits that a group of people who all have something in common (same ethnic background) share with one another 
B)  can be measured for all people by the same battery of tests on which the people differ in degree rather than in form 
C)  are those aspects of personality in respect to which most people within a given culture can be profitably compared 
D)  are traits that are so common that they have been of little interest to personologists 
A)  are traits that a group of people who all have something in common (same ethnic background) share with one another 
B)  can be measured for all people by the same battery of tests on which the people differ in degree rather than in form 
C)  are those aspects of personality in respect to which most people within a given culture can be profitably compared 
D)  are traits that are so common that they have been of little interest to personologists

Question 6

All of the following are characteristics of intrinsically religious people, except one. Which is NOT characteristic of intrinsically religious people?

Accepted Answer

A)  optimistic 
B)  self-deceptive 
C)  tend to manipulate the impressions they make on others 
D)  tend to be prejudiced 
A)  optimistic 
B)  self-deceptive 
C)  tend to manipulate the impressions they make on others 
D)  tend to be prejudiced

Question 7

All except one of the following are characteristics Allport attributed to prejudiced persons. Which is NOT one of those characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  high in need for definiteness 
B)  tending to externalize 
C)  tending to find safety in institutional memberships 
D)  tending to prefer abstractness to concreteness 
A)  high in need for definiteness 
B)  tending to externalize 
C)  tending to find safety in institutional memberships 
D)  tending to prefer abstractness to concreteness

Question 8

A personal disposition is

Accepted Answer

A)  a trait that is unique to a particular individual 
B)  is a trait that, while held in common with other people, is manifested only similarly, not identically, in each person 
C)  is a propensity to behave in a certain way toward some social stimulus 
D)  is an internal entity that guides social behavior directed toward entire groups of people 
A)  a trait that is unique to a particular individual 
B)  is a trait that, while held in common with other people, is manifested only similarly, not identically, in each person 
C)  is a propensity to behave in a certain way toward some social stimulus 
D)  is an internal entity that guides social behavior directed toward entire groups of people

Question 9

What did Maddox and Gray (2002) find when Blacks and Whites observed discussions involving three Whites and three Blacks as well as three dark skinned Blacks and three light Skinned Blacks? Subjects confused who said what if the speakers were?

Accepted Answer

A)  members of different skin color groups 
B)  members of different racial groups 
C)  members of the same racial group 
D)  either members different racial or different skin color groups 
A)  members of different skin color groups 
B)  members of different racial groups 
C)  members of the same racial group 
D)  either members different racial or different skin color groups

Question 10

A secondary p.d. is

Accepted Answer

A)  a personal disposition that, like the cardinal (bird), can alight anywhere in the hierarchy of personality factors 
B)  a disposition that is less conspicuous, less generalized, and less consistent 
C)  one of the entries on the relatively large list of traits we use to summarize an individual's personality 
D)  pervasive and outstanding in the life of a person 
A)  a personal disposition that, like the cardinal (bird), can alight anywhere in the hierarchy of personality factors 
B)  a disposition that is less conspicuous, less generalized, and less consistent 
C)  one of the entries on the relatively large list of traits we use to summarize an individual's personality 
D)  pervasive and outstanding in the life of a person

Question 11

According to the text, "racism"

Accepted Answer

A)  and "racist" have exactly the same meaning 
B)  is dying rapidly in the United States 
C)  is incorporated by almost all majority people 
D)  is a greatly overblown concept 
A)  and "racist" have exactly the same meaning 
B)  is dying rapidly in the United States 
C)  is incorporated by almost all majority people 
D)  is a greatly overblown concept

Question 12

Which is NOT likely to occur during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  an identity crisis 
B)  Teens try to cast off the conscience of the parents. 
C)  Teens inevitably perform some anti-social behavior, such as breaking a minor law. 
D)  Conscience shifts from outside the self to within. 
A)  an identity crisis 
B)  Teens try to cast off the conscience of the parents. 
C)  Teens inevitably perform some anti-social behavior, such as breaking a minor law. 
D)  Conscience shifts from outside the self to within.

Question 13

Functional autonomy refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a process by which a new system of motivation evolves from an older one, but stems from tensions different from those of the original 
B)  when the functions of the body become autonomous from those of the personality 
C)  the person's intention to remake the personality in a unique image, separate from the images of significant others 
D)  when the cognitive functions of the person separate the emotions 
A)  a process by which a new system of motivation evolves from an older one, but stems from tensions different from those of the original 
B)  when the functions of the body become autonomous from those of the personality 
C)  the person's intention to remake the personality in a unique image, separate from the images of significant others 
D)  when the cognitive functions of the person separate the emotions

Question 14

Allport's life of social consciousness began

Accepted Answer

A)  late in his life 
B)  during his childhood 
C)  at mid-life 
D)  during pre-graduate school travels abroad 
A)  late in his life 
B)  during his childhood 
C)  at mid-life 
D)  during pre-graduate school travels abroad

Question 15

Research has shown that extrinsically religious persons

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to be altruistic 
B)  tend not to be depressed 
C)  tend to be optimistic 
D)  tend to be prejudiced 
A)  tend to be altruistic 
B)  tend not to be depressed 
C)  tend to be optimistic 
D)  tend to be prejudiced

Question 16

According to Allport, the traits of highly prejudiced people can be summarized in which of the following terms?

Accepted Answer

A)  selfish 
B)  ignorant 
C)  threat oriented 
D)  mean spirited 
A)  selfish 
B)  ignorant 
C)  threat oriented 
D)  mean spirited

Question 17

Which is true of the "mature person I have known"?

Accepted Answer

A)  He didn't show maturity until old age. 
B)  He is satisfied with where he is in life and is not trying to change. 
C)  He is still dealing with loss in his life. 
D)  He is learning more and more every day. 
A)  He didn't show maturity until old age. 
B)  He is satisfied with where he is in life and is not trying to change. 
C)  He is still dealing with loss in his life. 
D)  He is learning more and more every day.

Question 18

Why are people who are able to laugh at themselves generally liked?

Accepted Answer

A)  They can tolerate self-humiliation. 
B)  A person with a good sense of humor communicates a match between perceptions of self by self and by others. 
C)  People who laugh at themselves are regarded as clever, because we know that they have chosen only their trivial foibles to laugh at. 
D)  They are versatile and flexible. 
A)  They can tolerate self-humiliation. 
B)  A person with a good sense of humor communicates a match between perceptions of self by self and by others. 
C)  People who laugh at themselves are regarded as clever, because we know that they have chosen only their trivial foibles to laugh at. 
D)  They are versatile and flexible.

Question 19

All except one of the following were true of Allport's career. Which was NOT true about his career?

Accepted Answer

A)  Before graduate school, he taught chemistry at Simpson College. 
B)  He was a president of the American Psychological Association. 
C)  He consistently condemned oppression and praised social consciousness. 
D)  He participated in successful efforts to establish a multi-disciplinary department at Harvard. 
A)  Before graduate school, he taught chemistry at Simpson College. 
B)  He was a president of the American Psychological Association. 
C)  He consistently condemned oppression and praised social consciousness. 
D)  He participated in successful efforts to establish a multi-disciplinary department at Harvard.

Question 20

Psychophysical 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 direction 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 direction that will yield satisfactions 
C)  unconscious motivations 
D)  the observation that personality is neither exclusively mental nor neural (physical)

According to Allport, what is the "problem of maturity"?

Allport was a pioneer

In whose footsteps was young Allport destined to tread?

Racism is

Common traits (Allport)

All of the following are characteristics of intrinsically religious people, except one. Which is NOT characteristic of intrinsically religious people?

All except one of the following are characteristics Allport attributed to prejudiced persons. Which is NOT one of those characteristics?

A personal disposition is

What did Maddox and Gray (2002) find when Blacks and Whites observed discussions involving three Whites and three Blacks as well as three dark skinned Blacks and three light Skinned Blacks? Subjects confused who said what if the speakers were?

A secondary p.d. is

According to the text, "racism"

Which is NOT likely to occur during adolescence?

Functional autonomy refers to

Allport's life of social consciousness began

Research has shown that extrinsically religious persons

According to Allport, the traits of highly prejudiced people can be summarized in which of the following terms?

Which is true of the "mature person I have known"?

Why are people who are able to laugh at themselves generally liked?

All except one of the following were true of Allport's career. Which was NOT true about his career?

Psychophysical refers to (Allport)

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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Exam 17: Personality Development and Prejudice: Gordon Allport

According to Allport, what is the "problem of maturity"?

Allport was a pioneer

In whose footsteps was young Allport destined to tread?

Racism is

Common traits (Allport)

All of the following are characteristics of intrinsically religious people, except one. Which is NOT characteristic of intrinsically religious people?

All except one of the following are characteristics Allport attributed to prejudiced persons. Which is NOT one of those characteristics?

A personal disposition is

What did Maddox and Gray (2002) find when Blacks and Whites observed discussions involving three Whites and three Blacks as well as three dark skinned Blacks and three light Skinned Blacks? Subjects confused who said what if the speakers were?

A secondary p.d. is

According to the text, "racism"

Which is NOT likely to occur during adolescence?

Functional autonomy refers to

Allport's life of social consciousness began

Research has shown that extrinsically religious persons

According to Allport, the traits of highly prejudiced people can be summarized in which of the following terms?

Which is true of the "mature person I have known"?

Why are people who are able to laugh at themselves generally liked?

All except one of the following were true of Allport's career. Which was NOT true about his career?

Psychophysical refers to (Allport)

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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