Question 1

The Religious Orientation Scale (ROS)  assumes both ______ and ______ orientation toward religion.

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A)  a theistic; an atheistic
B)  a group; an individual
C)  a historical; a function
D)  a trait; a personal disposition
E)  an intrinsic; an extrinsic

Question 2

Research indicates that people who score high on the Intrinsic scale of the Religious Orientation Scale (and thus are more involved in their religion)  tend to

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A)  have extreme anxiety.
B)  be extremely prejudiced.
C)  be emotionally healthy.
D)  All of these are correct.
E)  None of these is correct. C

Question 3

Allport's master system of motivation that confers unity on personality is called

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A)  the ego.
B)  perseverative functional autonomy.
C)  propriate functional autonomy.
D)  the self-concept.

Question 4

When Allport was a young man, he spent a year teaching in Europe.On his return trip home, he visited with his brother Fayette and had a memorable meeting with

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A)  Freud.
B)  Adler.
C)  Hitler.
D)  Jung.
E)  Churchill. A

Question 5

"Any acquired system of motivation in which the tensions involved are not of the same kind as the antecedent tensions from which the acquired system developed" is Allport's definition of

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A)  an open system.
B)  the proprium.
C)  functional autonomy.
D)  idiographic science. C

Question 6

Examples of Allport's completely morphogenic methods include all the following EXCEPT

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A)  autobiographies.
B)  self-anchoring scales.
C)  body gestures.
D)  voice patterns.
E)  self-rating scales.

Question 7

With regard to traits, Allport held that they

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A)  are of two kinds: primary (inherited)  and secondary (learned) .
B)  are of two kinds: common and individual (personal) .
C)  have no psychological significance.
D)  must be extracted through factor analysis.

Question 8

Allport used Jenny's letters to support his view that personality

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A)  is the result of preconscious psychodynamic conflicts.
B)  can be determined through handwriting analysis.
C)  can best be understood through nomothetic laws.
D)  is limited to directly observable behavior.
E)  should be studied from the individual's point of view.

Question 9

The most distinctive or "capstone" concept of Allport's theory of motivation is the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  the proprium.
B)  the open system.
C)  common traits.
D)  propriate strivings.
E)  functional autonomy.

Question 10

With regard to freedom and determinism, Allport held

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A)  a deterministic view.
B)  that people are completely free.
C)  that freedom could be expanded.
D)  an existential view.

Question 11

Those behaviors and characteristics that one regards as central to one's life are said by Allport to belong to the

Accepted Answer

A)  self.
B)  ego.
C)  proprium.
D)  society.
E)  superego.

Question 12

According to Allport's definition, personal dispositions

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A)  render different stimuli functionally equivalent.
B)  both initiate and guide behavior.
C)  have both a neurological and a psychological component.
D)  All of these are correct.
E)  None of these is correct.

Question 13

Allport and Odbert found about ______ personally descriptive words in a standard dictionary.

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A)  7
B)  450
C)  4,500
D)  18,000

Question 14

Because Allport believed that a personality theory must be broad enough to encompass the growing, evolving individual as well as the static, adjustive person, he advocated the ______ approach to theory building.

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A)  common sense
B)  intuitive
C)  subjective
D)  experimental
E)  eclectic

Question 15

Personal dispositions that are not central to personality, yet occur with some regularity and are responsible for much of one's specific behaviors, Allport termed ______ dispositions.

Accepted Answer

A)  common
B)  cardinal
C)  secondary
D)  propriate
E)  reactive

Question 16

Paige's factor analysis of the letters from Jenny revealed

Accepted Answer

A)  a classical paranoid schizophrenic woman.
B)  eight to ten central traits.
C)  three secondary traits.
D)  traits quite different from those derived by Allport through common-sense analysis.

Question 17

Allport believed that psychoanalytic and learning theories

Accepted Answer

A)  are basically homeostatic or unchanging.
B)  study the psychological healthy individual.
C)  are basically proactive.
D)  All the above are correct.
E)  Only a and b are correct.

Question 18

According to Allport, any symptom that cannot be extinguished through psychotherapy, or does not change as self-concept changes, is

Accepted Answer

A)  homeostatic in tendency.
B)  reactive.
C)  a propriate striving.
D)  functionally autonomous.

Question 19

Allport's approach to science emphasizes which methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  morphogenic
B)  statistical
C)  nomothetic
D)  longitudinal
E)  cross-cultural

Question 20

According to Allport, present motives are functionally autonomous to the extent that they

Accepted Answer

A)  stem from early childhood.
B)  are reinforced by physiological drives.
C)  are reinforced by significant others.
D)  continually seek out new goals.
E)  represent pathological behavior.

Exam 13: Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

The Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) assumes both ______ and ______ orientation toward religion.

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Research indicates that people who score high on the Intrinsic scale of the Religious Orientation Scale (and thus are more involved in their religion) tend to

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Allport's master system of motivation that confers unity on personality is called

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When Allport was a young man, he spent a year teaching in Europe.On his return trip home, he visited with his brother Fayette and had a memorable meeting with

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"Any acquired system of motivation in which the tensions involved are not of the same kind as the antecedent tensions from which the acquired system developed" is Allport's definition of

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Examples of Allport's completely morphogenic methods include all the following EXCEPT

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With regard to traits, Allport held that they

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Allport used Jenny's letters to support his view that personality

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The most distinctive or "capstone" concept of Allport's theory of motivation is the concept of

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With regard to freedom and determinism, Allport held

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Those behaviors and characteristics that one regards as central to one's life are said by Allport to belong to the

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According to Allport's definition, personal dispositions

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Allport and Odbert found about ______ personally descriptive words in a standard dictionary.

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Because Allport believed that a personality theory must be broad enough to encompass the growing, evolving individual as well as the static, adjustive person, he advocated the ______ approach to theory building.

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Personal dispositions that are not central to personality, yet occur with some regularity and are responsible for much of one's specific behaviors, Allport termed ______ dispositions.

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Paige's factor analysis of the letters from Jenny revealed

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Allport believed that psychoanalytic and learning theories

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According to Allport, any symptom that cannot be extinguished through psychotherapy, or does not change as self-concept changes, is

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Allport's approach to science emphasizes which methods?

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According to Allport, present motives are functionally autonomous to the extent that they

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