Question 1

Those aspects of a person regarded as important to a sense of self-identity and self-enhancement are what Allport called

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A)  cardinal traits.
B)  the ego.
C)  the self.
D)  the self-concept.
E)  the proprium.

Question 2

For Allport, the earmark of maturity is

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A)  self-love.
B)  self-extension.
C)  self-acceptance.
D)  realistic perceptions.
E)  insight and humor.

Question 3

Discuss Allport's concept of the psychologically healthy personality.

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Question 4

A weakness of Allport's theory of personality is that it

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A)  is difficult to falsify.
B)  is too optimistic.
C)  is too pessimistic.
D)  is not internally consistent.
E)  contains many terms not carefully defined.

Question 5

For Allport, which of the following is the most basic question underlying all personality theory?

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A)  What is a proper balance between universal laws and individual uniqueness?
B)  How can behavior be determined and yet free?
C)  What is the proper sequence of experiences for optimum personality growth?
D)  How can psychologists be sure of the validity and reliability of data?
E)  How can the major influences on personality be studied?

Question 6

Allport saw people as being motivated mostly by

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A)  the need to reduce tension.
B)  cultural influences.
C)  unconscious forces.
D)  a variety of motives.

Question 7

According to Allport, personal dispositions that are so dominating in one's life that they cannot be hidden are called

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A)  central traits.
B)  cardinal traits.
C)  primary traits.
D)  learned traits.

Question 8

Allport's warning to other theorists, "(do not)  forget what you have decided to neglect" reflects his

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A)  eclecticism.
B)  particularism.
C)  striving for superiority.
D)  provincialism.

Question 9

Allport's view of humanity includes the idea that

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A)  people are motivated mainly to reduce tension.
B)  personality is determined for the most part by cultural factors.
C)  people seek to reduce tensions and also to establish new ones.
D)  people are essentially reactive in their natures.

Question 10

Allport's definition of personality included the notion of personality as

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A)  both dynamic and organized.
B)  exclusively physiological.
C)  determined in early childhood.
D)  divided into two major types: introverts and extraverts.
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 11

The case of Marion Taylor was interesting to Allport because he studied her personality through which morphogenic method?

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A)  diaries
B)  dreams
C)  doodles
D)  voice patterns

Question 12

Allport's criteria for an adequate theory of motivation included all EXCEPT the idea that the theory must

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A)  allow for the cognitive processes of planning and intention.
B)  be based on the concept of a single master motive.
C)  acknowledge the fact that motives exist in the present.
D)  allow for concrete, unique motives.

Question 13

Allport's concept that some human motives are independent from the original motive responsible for behavior was termed

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A)  functional autonomy.
B)  functional fixedness.
C)  propriate strivings.
D)  propriate perseveration.
E)  bimodal motivation.

Question 14

The motives of the mature individual, Allport said, would be

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A)  to seek self-actualization.
B)  self-centered.
C)  proactive, conscious, and autonomous.
D)  based upon early childhood experiences.
E)  to maintain the status quo.

Question 15

Allport believed that people are motivated primarily by

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A)  the single need for self-actualization.
B)  the need for sex and the need for aggression.
C)  the need to adjust and the need to grow.
D)  the need to gain superiority over others.

Question 16

The technique that Baldwin developed to analyze the structure of Jenny's personality from her letters was called

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A)  factor analysis.
B)  the nomothetic procedure.
C)  content analysis.
D)  personal structure analysis.
E)  the analysis of functional autonomy.

Question 17

Allport hypothesized that the number of central dispositions for any one person would be about

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A)  two or three.
B)  30 to 50.
C)  500 to 600.
D)  4,500.
E)  None of these is correct.

Question 18

Most people who knew Allport described him as reserved, prim, and orderly.Allport would say that these descriptions are in terms of _____ dispositions.

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A)  cardinal
B)  central
C)  secondary
D)  peripheral
E)  proactive

Question 19

According to Allport, which people have the highest level of free will?

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A)  psychologically healthy, reflective, and intelligent people
B)  infants who have not yet learned self-control
C)  old people near death who have no fear of the future
D)  preadolescents who have not yet become involved in sexual relationships

Question 20

Allport called strongly felt personal dispositions that initiate action

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A)  dynamic traits.
B)  cardinal dispositions.
C)  central traits.
D)  motivational dispositions.
E)  stylistic traits.

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