6: Allport - Propriate Functioning

Question 1

tendency to satisfy biological survival needs, an important motivator for human beings

Answer 1

opportunistic functioning

Question 2

functioning in a manner expressive of the self (“being who we are”) - in Allport’s theory, much more significant to human behavior than opportunistic functioning

Answer 2

propriate functioning

Question 3

Allport’s term for the self - composed of aspects of your experience that you view as the most essential (as opposed to incidental/accidental), warm (as opposed to emotionally cool), and central (as opposed to peripheral)

Answer 3

proprium

Question 4

first function of proprium, developed in first 2 years of life - our understanding of our own physical being and its boundaries (pain, touch, movement)

Answer 4

sense of body

Question 5

second function of proprium, developed in first 2 years of life - our recognition of ourselves as individual entities, with unique names, histories, differences

Answer 5

self-identity

Question 6

third function of proprium, developed between ages 2 and 4 - our recognition of the value we possess to others and ourselves

Answer 6

self-esteem

Question 7

fourth function of proprium, developed between ages 4 and 6 - our understanding of certain things, people, and events as central to our being (identification with family, hobbies, community)

Answer 7

self-extension

Question 8

fifth function of proprium, developed between ages 4 and 6 - recognition of the way others perceive you (looking-glass self)

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self-image

Question 9

sixth function of proprium, mostly developed between ages 6 and 12 - ability to deal with life’s problems reasonably and effectively

Answer 9

rational coping

Question 10

seventh function of proprium, usually developed after age 12 - having a sense of purpose, goals, plans, ideals, etc. (being the “proprietor of your life”)

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propriate striving

Question 11

concrete and easily recognized consistencies in our behaviors

Answer 11

dispositions

Question 12

qualitative research methods that focus on studying one person at a time (interviews, observations etc.) - favored by Allport

Answer 12

idiographic methods

Question 13

dispositions that are widespread and commonly understood among people of a specific culture

Answer 13

common traits

Question 14

dispositions that are building blocks of the personality and closely tied to one’s proprium (smart/dumb, talkative/shy, etc.)

Answer 14

central traits

Question 15

dispositions unique to individuals that aren’t so obvious, general, or consistent (preferences, attitudes, situational traits)

Answer 15

secondary traits

Question 16

dispositions that are distinct and define an individual’s life - usually develop late in life

Answer 16

cardinal traits

Question 17

Allport’s term for mental health and a state of emotional well-being

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psychological maturity

Question 18

Allport’s idea that one’s motives today are independent of their origins - rejects idea of looking into past to understand one’s present

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functional autonomy

Question 19

habits that no longer serve their original purpose but still remain (ex. smoking in adolescence as rebellion -> smoking in adulthood because of addiction)

Answer 19

perseverative functional autonomy

Question 20

a self-directed value that has developed regardless of your past (ex. you were selfish once but now embrace generosity)

Answer 20

propriate functional autonomy

Question 21

book written by Allport, Vernon and Lindzey that developed a categorization and test of values based on idea of propriate functional autonomy

Answer 21

A Study of Values

Question 22

value that emphasizes importance of truth (ex. scientist)

Answer 22

the theoretical

Question 23

value that emphasizes importance of usefulness, pragmatism (ex. businessperson)

Answer 23

the economic

Question 24

value that emphasizes importance of beauty (ex. artist)

Answer 24

the aesthetic

Question 25

value that emphasizes importance of supporting others (ex. nurse)

Answer 25

the social

Question 26

value that emphasizes importance of power (ex. politician)

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the political

Question 27

value that emphasizes importance of unity (ex. monk)

Answer 27

the religious

Question 28

attitude in which religion is seen as a means to a person’s other goals (status, security, etc.) - responsible for religious prejudice

Answer 28

extrinsic religious motivation

Question 29

attitude in which religion is accepted for its own sake on the merit of its values - correlates with lower rates of depression

Answer 29

intrinsic religious motivation