Allport Flashcards
Theory that emphasized the uniqueness of each individual and built as a reaction against what he regarded as the non-humanistic positions both psychoanalysis and animal-based learning
Allport’s psychology of the individual
Study of the individual
Morphogenic science
Human are motivated by present, conscious drives and that they not only seek to reduce tensions but to establish new ones
Personality approach of allport
The dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his characteristic behavior and thought; includes both overt and covert thoughts
Personality
Healthy adults are generally aware of what they are doing and reasons for doing it
Conscious motivation
Recognized the act that some motivation is driven by hidden impulses and sublimated drives, typically originate in childhood and retain a childish flavor in adult years
unconscious motivation
Characterized by proactive and reactive behavior
Psychologically healthy personality
Characteristic of a mature/healthy personality
- extension of the sense of self
- warm relating of self to others
- emotional security
- realistic view of the world
- insight and humor
- unifying philosophy of life
The earmark of maturity
Self-extension
Basic units of personality
personal dispositions and proprium
General characteristics held in common by many people; permit inter-individual comparisons
common traits
Generalized neuropsychic structure with the capacity to render many stimuli functionally equivalent and initiate and guide forms of adaptive and stylistic behavior; triats that are peculiar to the individual
personal dispositions
levels of personal dispositions
cardinal, central, secondary dispositions
Dispositions that are so obvious and dominating thay they cannot be hidden from other people
cardinal dispositions
5-10 most outstanding characteristics around which a person’s life focuses; close friends and close acquaintances
central dispositions
Less conspicuous but far greater in number than central dispositions
secondary dispositions
Dispositions which are strong enough to initiate action; akin to Maslow’s expressive behavior
motivational dispositions
Dispositions which refer to the manner in which an individual behaves and which guide rather than initiate action; akin to Maslow’s coping behavior
stylistic dispositions
Behaviors and characteristics that people regard as warm, central and important; center of personality
proprium
Seek to maintain tension and disequilibrium
proprium strivings
reduce a need
peripheral motives
Most people are motivated by present drives rather than by past events and are aware of what they are doing and understand why they are doing it
allport’s theory of motivation
Holds that some human motives are functionally independent from the original motive responsible for a particular behavior
functional autonomy
The capstone of Allport’s ideas on motivation
functional autonomy
2 levels of functional autonomy
perseverative functional autonomy and propriate functional autonomy
Tendency of certain basic behaviors to continue in the absence of reinforcement
perseverative functional autonomy
Refers to the self-sustaining motives (such as interests, hobbies) that are related to the proprium
Propriate functional autonomy
The master system of motivation that confers unity in personality
Propriate functional autonomy
Personal structure analysis
techniqe used to analyze letters from jenny
A mark of a heakthy and mature person
deep religious commitment
Assess both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation toward religion created by allport
Religious Orientation scale (ROS)
Reduce racial prejudice
contact hypothesis
Allport saw people as thinking, proactive, purposeful being who are generally aware of what they are doing and why.
Allport’s concept of humanity
