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

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 3

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 4

To Allport,personal dispositions differ from traits in that they

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A)  have the capacity to render many stimuli functionally equivalent.
B)  initiate and guide behavior.
C)  are peculiar to the individual.
D)  are neuropsychic structures.

Question 5

Allport placed personal dispositions on a continuum from

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A)  central to peripheral.
B)  conscious to unconscious.
C)  reactive to proactive.
D)  determined to undetermined.
E)  developed to undeveloped.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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

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

Question 9

Allport's approach to science emphasizes which methods?

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

Question 10

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 11

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 12

Paige's factor analysis of the letters from Jenny revealed

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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 13

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 14

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 15

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.

Question 16

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

Question 17

Allport's principal concern in personality theory was with

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A)  factor analysis.
B)  the uniqueness of the individual.
C)  the heritability of personality traits.
D)  early childhood experiences.
E)  unconscious motivation.

Question 18

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.

Question 19

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 20

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.

Exam 12: Allport: Psychology of the Individual

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

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

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

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