Question 1

According to Allport, prejudice is

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A)  rejecting another group because members of your own group expect you to do so 
B)  felt or expressed antipathy based upon a faulty and inflexible generalization and may be directed toward a group as a whole, or toward an individual because he is a member of the group 
C)  a negative sentiment reserved for those who do not fit the image one has of "acceptable persons"; this image is in a continual state of flux so that new "unacceptable persons" can periodically be taken in under its umbrella 
D)  an intolerant attitude toward anyone other than oneself 
A)  rejecting another group because members of your own group expect you to do so 
B)  felt or expressed antipathy based upon a faulty and inflexible generalization and may be directed toward a group as a whole, or toward an individual because he is a member of the group 
C)  a negative sentiment reserved for those who do not fit the image one has of "acceptable persons"; this image is in a continual state of flux so that new "unacceptable persons" can periodically be taken in under its umbrella 
D)  an intolerant attitude toward anyone other than oneself

Question 2

Rational coper refers to

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A)  the sense of selfhood that is not merely able to solve problems, but also can reason them through "in the head" 
B)  a late in childhood mechanism that arises in response to environment stress; its job is to reduce stress 
C)  a personality trait equivalent to Freud's intellectualization; 
D)  planning for the future by setting long-range goals 
A)  the sense of selfhood that is not merely able to solve problems, but also can reason them through "in the head" 
B)  a late in childhood mechanism that arises in response to environment stress; its job is to reduce stress 
C)  a personality trait equivalent to Freud's intellectualization; 
D)  planning for the future by setting long-range goals

Question 3

What did Allen (1975) find when he had white subjects who were classified as prejudiced, ambivalent, or unprejudiced react to African-American targets using items on the Social Distance Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only prejudiced subjects discriminated against targets. 
B)  Both prejudiced and ambivalent subjects discriminated against targets. 
C)  All categories of subjects, even those who claimed not to discriminate against targets, did discriminate 
D)  Contrary to predictions, none of the three categories of subjects discriminated against targets. 
A)  Only prejudiced subjects discriminated against targets. 
B)  Both prejudiced and ambivalent subjects discriminated against targets. 
C)  All categories of subjects, even those who claimed not to discriminate against targets, did discriminate 
D)  Contrary to predictions, none of the three categories of subjects discriminated against targets.

Question 4

Which is a big difference between Allport and the other trait theorists, Murray, Cattell, and Eysenck?

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A)  Allport was the only one to come from poverty. 
B)  Allport was only one to rely on research. 
C)  Allport was humble. 
D)  Allport was the only one not to have a schema for classifying traits. 
A)  Allport was the only one to come from poverty. 
B)  Allport was only one to rely on research. 
C)  Allport was humble. 
D)  Allport was the only one not to have a schema for classifying traits.

Question 5

All of the following are finding of early studies on the subtle manifestations of prejudice, except one. Which is NOT a finding of the early studies?

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A)  Younger liberals more frequently hung up on black than white callers. 
B)  Whites helped blacks less than whites when failure to help could be attributed to non-racial attributes of blacks. 
C)  The more positive was white subjects' attitudes toward blacks in a mock experiment where whites read instructions to blacks, the more negative was their voice tone. 
D)  In a mock jury study, white jurors showed discrimination against blacks in conviction rate and sentencing only if race was an issue in the trial. 
A)  Younger liberals more frequently hung up on black than white callers. 
B)  Whites helped blacks less than whites when failure to help could be attributed to non-racial attributes of blacks. 
C)  The more positive was white subjects' attitudes toward blacks in a mock experiment where whites read instructions to blacks, the more negative was their voice tone. 
D)  In a mock jury study, white jurors showed discrimination against blacks in conviction rate and sentencing only if race was an issue in the trial.

Question 6

Extension of self refers to

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A)  expanding oneself to include all those significant aspects of one's environment, including people 
B)  the continuity of self over, past, present, and future that results from the operation of memory 
C)  pride in one's pursuits and accomplishments; 
D)  hopes and aspirations that develop from self-perceptions 
A)  expanding oneself to include all those significant aspects of one's environment, including people 
B)  the continuity of self over, past, present, and future that results from the operation of memory 
C)  pride in one's pursuits and accomplishments; 
D)  hopes and aspirations that develop from self-perceptions

Question 7

Allport was a humanistic at

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A)  all levels 
B)  only at a theoretical level 
C)  at no level 
D)  at a personal level 
A)  all levels 
B)  only at a theoretical level 
C)  at no level 
D)  at a personal level

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of religion or spirituality?

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A)  Being prayed improves recovery from acute illness. 
B)  It protects against cardiovascular disease. 
C)  It improves recovery from cancer. 
D)  Regular church attendees show a 25% lower death rate. 
A)  Being prayed improves recovery from acute illness. 
B)  It protects against cardiovascular disease. 
C)  It improves recovery from cancer. 
D)  Regular church attendees show a 25% lower death rate.

Question 9

During early infancy, Allport's first stage,

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A)  a self develops that is fused with the mothering one's self 
B)  a self that is dominated by what Freud would call id forces develops 
C)  there no sense of self 
D)  a self develops that is vague, nebulous, and generally ill-defined 
A)  a self develops that is fused with the mothering one's self 
B)  a self that is dominated by what Freud would call id forces develops 
C)  there no sense of self 
D)  a self develops that is vague, nebulous, and generally ill-defined

Question 10

When Allport visited Freud in Vienna, and related a story about his ride to Freud's house, how did Freud react?

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A)  He laughed, much to Allport's embarrassment. 
B)  He immediately offered an elaborate interpretation. 
C)  He asked whether the little boy in the story was Allport. 
D)  He related a story of his own. 
A)  He laughed, much to Allport's embarrassment. 
B)  He immediately offered an elaborate interpretation. 
C)  He asked whether the little boy in the story was Allport. 
D)  He related a story of his own.

Question 11

All of the following are characteristics of prejudiced people, except one (Allport). Which is not one of those characteristics?

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A)  ambivalent about parents 
B)  moralistic 
C)  tending to dichotomize 
D)  superficially friendly 
A)  ambivalent about parents 
B)  moralistic 
C)  tending to dichotomize 
D)  superficially friendly

Question 12

Intrinsic religious orientation is characterized by

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A)  religion as an end in itself 
B)  utilitarianism: use of one's religion 
C)  many friends outside the church 
D)  prejudice 
A)  religion as an end in itself 
B)  utilitarianism: use of one's religion 
C)  many friends outside the church 
D)  prejudice

Question 13

"Proprium" refers to

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A)  me as felt and known by the self as "object" of knowledge and feeling 
B)  the center or fulcrum of the personality 
C)  the organized, consistent, conceptual whole composed of perceptions of the characteristics of the "I" or "me" 
D)  is the total personality, the unifying core of the psyche that ensures a balance of conscious and unconscious forces 
A)  me as felt and known by the self as "object" of knowledge and feeling 
B)  the center or fulcrum of the personality 
C)  the organized, consistent, conceptual whole composed of perceptions of the characteristics of the "I" or "me" 
D)  is the total personality, the unifying core of the psyche that ensures a balance of conscious and unconscious forces

Question 14

Self-image refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  expanding oneself to include all those significant aspects of one's environment, including people 
B)  the continuity of self over, past, present, and future that results from the operation of memory 
C)  pride in one's pursuits and accomplishments 
D)  hopes and aspirations that develop from the perceptions and expectations that others have of oneself 
A)  expanding oneself to include all those significant aspects of one's environment, including people 
B)  the continuity of self over, past, present, and future that results from the operation of memory 
C)  pride in one's pursuits and accomplishments 
D)  hopes and aspirations that develop from the perceptions and expectations that others have of oneself

Question 15

All except one of the following is a finding Devine and colleagues regarding Whites who show no racial bias on subtle-implicit measures. Which is NOT a finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  High Internal Motivation to Respond Without Prejudice (IMS)/low External Motivation to Respond Without Prejudice (EMS) subjects showed no bias when either faces or names were associated with pleasant and unpleasant words. 
B)  For the eyeblink startle reaction, even high IMS-low EMS subjects showed bias. 
C)  Only for high IMS-low EMS subjects was a brain wave index of control higher for the Black face/tool combination than for the Black face/gun combination. 
D)  For the eyeblink startle reaction, only high IMS-low EMS subjects showed no bias. 
A)  High Internal Motivation to Respond Without Prejudice (IMS)/low External Motivation to Respond Without Prejudice (EMS) subjects showed no bias when either faces or names were associated with pleasant and unpleasant words. 
B)  For the eyeblink startle reaction, even high IMS-low EMS subjects showed bias. 
C)  Only for high IMS-low EMS subjects was a brain wave index of control higher for the Black face/tool combination than for the Black face/gun combination. 
D)  For the eyeblink startle reaction, only high IMS-low EMS subjects showed no bias.

Question 16

Jenny, the mother of young Allport's friend Ross

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A)  aroused Allport's sympathy because she was retarded 
B)  practically adopted Allport and later his wife Ada 
C)  often flirted with Allport 
D)  was uneasy around Allport 
A)  aroused Allport's sympathy because she was retarded 
B)  practically adopted Allport and later his wife Ada 
C)  often flirted with Allport 
D)  was uneasy around Allport

Question 17

Why would a "kind" person be inconsistently kind?

Accepted Answer

A)  because the person really does not have the kindness trait; she or he just behaves in a kind fashion sometimes 
B)  because some settings in which the individual acts do not call forth the kindness trait 
C)  because the individual consciously sometimes turns kindness off so as to not look like "goodie two shoes" 
D)  because the individual consciously sometimes turns kindness off so as not to violate the norm "don't be too consistent" 
A)  because the person really does not have the kindness trait; she or he just behaves in a kind fashion sometimes 
B)  because some settings in which the individual acts do not call forth the kindness trait 
C)  because the individual consciously sometimes turns kindness off so as to not look like "goodie two shoes" 
D)  because the individual consciously sometimes turns kindness off so as not to violate the norm "don't be too consistent"

Question 18

Self-identity (Allport) refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  expanding oneself to include all those significant aspects of one's environment, including people 
B)  the continuity of self over, past, present, and future that results from the operation of memory 
C)  pride in one's pursuits and accomplishments 
D)  opes and aspirations that develop from the perceptions and expectations that others have of oneself 
A)  expanding oneself to include all those significant aspects of one's environment, including people 
B)  the continuity of self over, past, present, and future that results from the operation of memory 
C)  pride in one's pursuits and accomplishments 
D)  opes and aspirations that develop from the perceptions and expectations that others have of oneself

Question 19

All of the following are among Allport's characteristics of traits, except one. Which is NOT one of his characteristics of traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  They can be established empirically. 
B)  They are less generalized than a habit. 
C)  They are not synonymous with moral or social judgment. 
D)  Acts that are inconsistent with a trait are not proof of the nonexistence of the trait. 
A)  They can be established empirically. 
B)  They are less generalized than a habit. 
C)  They are not synonymous with moral or social judgment. 
D)  Acts that are inconsistent with a trait are not proof of the nonexistence of the trait.

Question 20

Which is an example of functional autonomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person does something over and over; finally that person is compelled to do whatever is done repeatedly. 
B)  A person becomes a physician because her mother wants her to be, but during her residency she becomes intensely interested in research, and devotes her life to medical discovery. 
C)  A person becomes a nurse because he wants to help people heal and as he progresses in his profession he becomes more and more involved with his patients, experiencing more and more fulfillment. 
D)  A person decides to do something for some reason and continues to do it for that same reason during the rest of her or his life. 
A)  A person does something over and over; finally that person is compelled to do whatever is done repeatedly. 
B)  A person becomes a physician because her mother wants her to be, but during her residency she becomes intensely interested in research, and devotes her life to medical discovery. 
C)  A person becomes a nurse because he wants to help people heal and as he progresses in his profession he becomes more and more involved with his patients, experiencing more and more fulfillment. 
D)  A person decides to do something for some reason and continues to do it for that same reason during the rest of her or his life.

According to Allport, prejudice is

Rational coper refers to

What did Allen (1975) find when he had white subjects who were classified as prejudiced, ambivalent, or unprejudiced react to African-American targets using items on the Social Distance Scale?

Which is a big difference between Allport and the other trait theorists, Murray, Cattell, and Eysenck?

All of the following are finding of early studies on the subtle manifestations of prejudice, except one. Which is NOT a finding of the early studies?

Extension of self refers to

Allport was a humanistic at

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of religion or spirituality?

During early infancy, Allport's first stage,

When Allport visited Freud in Vienna, and related a story about his ride to Freud's house, how did Freud react?

All of the following are characteristics of prejudiced people, except one (Allport). Which is not one of those characteristics?

Intrinsic religious orientation is characterized by

"Proprium" refers to

Self-image refers to

All except one of the following is a finding Devine and colleagues regarding Whites who show no racial bias on subtle-implicit measures. Which is NOT a finding?

Jenny, the mother of young Allport's friend Ross

Why would a "kind" person be inconsistently kind?

Self-identity (Allport) refers to

All of the following are among Allport's characteristics of traits, except one. Which is NOT one of his characteristics of traits?

Which is an example of functional autonomy?

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

According to Allport, prejudice is

Rational coper refers to

What did Allen (1975) find when he had white subjects who were classified as prejudiced, ambivalent, or unprejudiced react to African-American targets using items on the Social Distance Scale?

Which is a big difference between Allport and the other trait theorists, Murray, Cattell, and Eysenck?

All of the following are finding of early studies on the subtle manifestations of prejudice, except one. Which is NOT a finding of the early studies?

Extension of self refers to

Allport was a humanistic at

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of religion or spirituality?

During early infancy, Allport's first stage,

When Allport visited Freud in Vienna, and related a story about his ride to Freud's house, how did Freud react?

All of the following are characteristics of prejudiced people, except one (Allport). Which is not one of those characteristics?

Intrinsic religious orientation is characterized by

"Proprium" refers to

Self-image refers to

All except one of the following is a finding Devine and colleagues regarding Whites who show no racial bias on subtle-implicit measures. Which is NOT a finding?

Jenny, the mother of young Allport's friend Ross

Why would a "kind" person be inconsistently kind?

Self-identity (Allport) refers to

All of the following are among Allport's characteristics of traits, except one. Which is NOT one of his characteristics of traits?

Which is an example of functional autonomy?

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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