CHAPTER 12 (Allport) Flashcards
Believed each person possesses unique traits. One person’s traits differ from another’s; interactions are unique.
Psychology of Individual
_________ is a dynamic organization of psychophysical systems that determine characteristic behavior and thought.
Personality
Implies integration and change, suggesting that personality is not fixed but adapts and evolves over time.
Dynamic organization
Underscores the holistic nature of personality, integrating both psychological and physical aspects.
Psychophysical
Suggests action and agency, indicating that personality is not merely passive but actively shapes behavior and thought.
Determine
Highlights individuality, suggesting that each person’s personality is unique and distinct.
Characteristic
Encompass both internal and external aspects, emphasizing that personality manifests in both observable actions and internal cognition.
Behavior and thought
Personality is not static but constantly evolving, influenced by both internal and external factors.
TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
Allport prioritized conscious motivation over unconscious drives, emphasizing individuals’ awareness of their actions and reasons.
TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
A generalized neuropsychic structure (peculiar to the individual), with the capacity to render many stimuli functionally equivalent, and to initiate and guide consistent (equivalent) forms of adaptive and stylistic behavior.
Personal Dispositions
What are the 3 Levels of Personal Dispositions?
- Cardinal Dispositions
- Central Dispositions
- Secondary Dispositions
Individuals with one dominant trait that governs most aspects of their lives.
Cardinal Dispositions
Has 5-10 most outstanding traits around which a person’s life revolves.
Central Dispositions
More numerous but less prominent than central dispositions.
Secondary Dispositions
These strongly felt dispositions receive their motivation from basic needs and drives.
Motivational Dispositions
_______ ________ guide action, whereas motivational
dispositions initiate action.
Stylistic Dispositions
Refers to those behaviors and characteristics that people regard as warm, central, and important in their lives.
Proprium
It address immediate needs, aim to reduce tension.
Peripheral Motives
It seeks to maintain tension and disequilibrium, related to core personality.
Propriate Strivings
What are the 2 Motivation Types?
- Peripheral Motives
- Propriate Strivings
Any acquired system of motivation in which the tensions involved are not of the same kind as the antecedent tensions from which the acquired system developed
Functional Autonomy
Are general characteristics held in common by many people. They may be useful for comparing one group of
people with another.
Common traits
Are peculiar to the individual and have the capacity to render different stimuli functionally equivalent and to initiate and guide behavior
Individual traits
