Question 1

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. D

Question 2

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

Question 3

The term "character" originally meant

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

Question 4

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 5

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

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A.Allport believed that personality is a...

Question 6

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 7

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 E

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.

Question 9

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

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

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

Question 12

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 13

Discuss Allport's concept of the psychologically healthy personality.

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A.Allport believed that conscious proces...

Question 14

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.

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

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A.Allport distinguished between common t...

Question 17

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.

Question 18

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

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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.

Question 19

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.

Question 20

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

Exam 12: Allport: Psychology of the Individual

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