ALLPORT ID

Question 1

-eminent characteristic or ruling passion
- only a few people possess and which are so conspicuous that they cannot
be hidden

Answer 1

cardinal dispositions

Question 2

5 to 10 most outstanding characteristics that make a person unique

Answer 2

central dispositions

Question 3

less distinguishable but far more numerous than central dispositions.

Answer 3

secondary dispositions

Question 4

Allport called these intensely experienced dispositions

Answer 4

motivational dispositions

Question 5

_____ dispositions guide action

Answer 5

Stylistic

Question 6

those behaviors and personal dispositions that are

warm and central to our lives and that we regard as peculiarly our own

Answer 6

proprium

Question 7

Most people, Allport believed, are motivated by _____ drives rather than by past events and are aware of what they are doing and have some understanding of why
they are doing it

Answer 7

present

Question 8

those that reduce a need

Answer 8

Peripheral motives

Question 9

seek to maintain tension and disequilibrium

Answer 9

propriate strivings

Question 10

people not only react to their environment but also shape their environment and cause it to react to them

Answer 10

Theory of Motivation