Question 1

Allport favored a view of personality that regards behavior as

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A) proactive. 
B) reactive. 
C) homeostatic. 
D) learned. 
E) nonscientific. 
A) proactive. 
B) reactive. 
C) homeostatic. 
D) learned. 
E) nonscientific.

Question 2

Allport, if he were alive today, might object to the label "trait psychologist" because

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A) he believed the idea of traits precludes individual uniqueness. 
B) he felt that traits had no objective existence that could be demonstrated. 
C) he believed that the concept of traits was too specific. 
D) he did not regard himself as a psychologist. 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) he believed the idea of traits precludes individual uniqueness. 
B) he felt that traits had no objective existence that could be demonstrated. 
C) he believed that the concept of traits was too specific. 
D) he did not regard himself as a psychologist. 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 3

Describe Allport's theory of motivation through the concept of functional autonomy and give examples of functionally autonomous behaviors.

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Allport believed that personality is a p

Question 4

Allport's theory of personality is based mostly on

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A) clinical experience with mentally ill patients. 
B) factor analytical studies. 
C) experimental investigation. 
D) philosophical speculation and common sense. 
A) clinical experience with mentally ill patients. 
B) factor analytical studies. 
C) experimental investigation. 
D) philosophical speculation and common sense.

Question 5

Perseverative functional autonomy is

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A) the most complex form of functional autonomy. 
B) the capstone of Allport's theory of personal dispositions. 
C) found in both animals and humans. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) the most complex form of functional autonomy. 
B) the capstone of Allport's theory of personal dispositions. 
C) found in both animals and humans. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 6

Which of these would NOT be characteristic of the mature, healthy personality, according to Allport?

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A) warm relating of self to others 
B) insight and humor 
C) unifying philosophy of life 
D) extension of the sense of self 
E) self-centeredness 
A) warm relating of self to others 
B) insight and humor 
C) unifying philosophy of life 
D) extension of the sense of self 
E) self-centeredness

Question 7

Allport criticized older theories of personality for

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A) using outmoded terminologies and conceptualizations. 
B) rejecting nomothetic methods of psychological research. 
C) neglecting the normal psychologically healthy individual. 
D) neglecting investigations into the dynamics of personality. 
A) using outmoded terminologies and conceptualizations. 
B) rejecting nomothetic methods of psychological research. 
C) neglecting the normal psychologically healthy individual. 
D) neglecting investigations into the dynamics of personality.

Question 8

Allport called theories in which people are seen as being motivated primarily by needs to reduce tension and to return to a state of equilibrium as

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A) proactive theories. 
B) retroactive theories. 
C) reactive theories. 
D) eclectic theories. 
A) proactive theories. 
B) retroactive theories. 
C) reactive theories. 
D) eclectic theories.

Question 9

Unconscious processes, said Allport, play an important role in

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A) motivating pathological behavior. 
B) the lives of all people. 
C) motivating healthy adult behavior. 
D) no real-life situations. 
A) motivating pathological behavior. 
B) the lives of all people. 
C) motivating healthy adult behavior. 
D) no real-life situations.

Question 10

Research suggests that people who score high on the Extrinsic scale of the Religious Orientation Scale tend to

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A) have more than their share of personal problems. 
B) not to go to church on a regular basis. 
C) have greater self-control than those who score high on the Intrinsic Scale. 
D) have good emotional health. 
A) have more than their share of personal problems. 
B) not to go to church on a regular basis. 
C) have greater self-control than those who score high on the Intrinsic Scale. 
D) have good emotional health.

Question 11

Which of these is most likely based on perseverative functionally autonomous motives?

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A) regression to infantile behaviors 
B) contraction of the pupil of the eye 
C) addiction to nicotine in cigarettes 
D) watching a favorite TV program 
A) regression to infantile behaviors 
B) contraction of the pupil of the eye 
C) addiction to nicotine in cigarettes 
D) watching a favorite TV program

Question 12

For Allport, the human personality implies

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A) both process and product. 
B) both substance and change. 
C) both order and diversification. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) both process and product. 
B) both substance and change. 
C) both order and diversification. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 13

Discuss Allport's concept of personal dispositions and explain how personal dispositions differ from traits.

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Allport distinguished between common tra

Question 14

The term "character" originally meant

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A) an actor. 
B) a marking or engraving. 
C) an abnormal individual. 
D) determinism. 
A) an actor. 
B) a marking or engraving. 
C) an abnormal individual. 
D) determinism.

Question 15

Research has found that highly prejudiced churchgoers scored

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A) high on extrinsic religious orientation. 
B) high on intrinsic religious orientation. 
C) high on both the extrinsic and intrinsic religious orientation. 
D) low on both the extrinsic and intrinsic religious orientation. 
A) high on extrinsic religious orientation. 
B) high on intrinsic religious orientation. 
C) high on both the extrinsic and intrinsic religious orientation. 
D) low on both the extrinsic and intrinsic religious orientation.

Question 16

Which concept best describes Allport's view of personality?

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A) reactive 
B) unconscious motivation 
C) uniqueness 
D) abnormal development 
A) reactive 
B) unconscious motivation 
C) uniqueness 
D) abnormal development

Question 17

Allport termed less intensely felt personal dispositions that guide action ______ dispositions.

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A) dynamic 
B) central 
C) cardinal 
D) motivational 
E) stylistic 
A) dynamic 
B) central 
C) cardinal 
D) motivational 
E) stylistic

Question 18

Allport's approach to personality can best be termed

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A) trait and factor. 
B) psychoanalytic. 
C) eclectic. 
D) a behavioral analysis. 
A) trait and factor. 
B) psychoanalytic. 
C) eclectic. 
D) a behavioral analysis.

Question 19

Allport believed that insight and humor may be aspects of

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A) self-objectification. 
B) emotional maturity. 
C) reactive behavior. 
D) the self as knower. 
E) extrinsic religious orientation. 
A) self-objectification. 
B) emotional maturity. 
C) reactive behavior. 
D) the self as knower. 
E) extrinsic religious orientation.

Question 20

"The dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his characteristic behavior and thought" is Allport's definition of

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A) a system. 
B) temperament. 
C) traits. 
D) personal disposition. 
E) personality. 
A) a system. 
B) temperament. 
C) traits. 
D) personal disposition. 
E) personality.

Allport favored a view of personality that regards behavior as

Allport, if he were alive today, might object to the label "trait psychologist" because

Describe Allport's theory of motivation through the concept of functional autonomy and give examples of functionally autonomous behaviors.

Allport's theory of personality is based mostly on

Perseverative functional autonomy is

Which of these would NOT be characteristic of the mature, healthy personality, according to Allport?

Allport criticized older theories of personality for

Allport called theories in which people are seen as being motivated primarily by needs to reduce tension and to return to a state of equilibrium as

Unconscious processes, said Allport, play an important role in

Research suggests that people who score high on the Extrinsic scale of the Religious Orientation Scale tend to

Which of these is most likely based on perseverative functionally autonomous motives?

For Allport, the human personality implies

Discuss Allport's concept of personal dispositions and explain how personal dispositions differ from traits.

The term "character" originally meant

Research has found that highly prejudiced churchgoers scored

Which concept best describes Allport's view of personality?

Allport termed less intensely felt personal dispositions that guide action ______ dispositions.

Allport's approach to personality can best be termed

Allport believed that insight and humor may be aspects of

"The dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his characteristic behavior and thought" is Allport's definition of

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 favored a view of personality that regards behavior as

Allport, if he were alive today, might object to the label "trait psychologist" because

Describe Allport's theory of motivation through the concept of functional autonomy and give examples of functionally autonomous behaviors.

Allport's theory of personality is based mostly on

Perseverative functional autonomy is

Which of these would NOT be characteristic of the mature, healthy personality, according to Allport?

Allport criticized older theories of personality for

Allport called theories in which people are seen as being motivated primarily by needs to reduce tension and to return to a state of equilibrium as

Unconscious processes, said Allport, play an important role in

Research suggests that people who score high on the Extrinsic scale of the Religious Orientation Scale tend to

Which of these is most likely based on perseverative functionally autonomous motives?

For Allport, the human personality implies

Discuss Allport's concept of personal dispositions and explain how personal dispositions differ from traits.

The term "character" originally meant

Research has found that highly prejudiced churchgoers scored

Which concept best describes Allport's view of personality?

Allport termed less intensely felt personal dispositions that guide action ______ dispositions.

Allport's approach to personality can best be termed

Allport believed that insight and humor may be aspects of

"The dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his characteristic behavior and thought" is Allport's definition of

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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