CHAPTER 12 (Allport)

Question 1

Believed each person possesses unique traits. One person’s traits differ from another’s; interactions are unique.

Answer 1

Psychology of Individual

Question 2

_________ is a dynamic organization of psychophysical systems that determine characteristic behavior and thought.

Answer 2

Personality

Question 3

Implies integration and change, suggesting that personality is not fixed but adapts and evolves over time.

Answer 3

Dynamic organization

Question 4

Underscores the holistic nature of personality, integrating both psychological and physical aspects.

Answer 4

Psychophysical

Question 5

Suggests action and agency, indicating that personality is not merely passive but actively shapes behavior and thought.

Answer 5

Determine

Question 6

Highlights individuality, suggesting that each person’s personality is unique and distinct.

Answer 6

Characteristic

Question 7

Encompass both internal and external aspects, emphasizing that personality manifests in both observable actions and internal cognition.

Answer 7

Behavior and thought

Question 8

Personality is not static but constantly evolving, influenced by both internal and external factors.

TRUE OR FALSE?

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

Allport prioritized conscious motivation over unconscious drives, emphasizing individuals’ awareness of their actions and reasons.

TRUE OR FALSE?

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

Personal Dispositions

Question 11

What are the 3 Levels of Personal Dispositions?

Answer 11

1. Cardinal Dispositions
2. Central Dispositions
3. Secondary Dispositions

Question 12

Individuals with one dominant trait that governs most aspects of their lives.

Answer 12

Cardinal Dispositions

Question 13

Has 5-10 most outstanding traits around which a person’s life revolves.

Answer 13

Central Dispositions

Question 14

More numerous but less prominent than central dispositions.

Answer 14

Secondary Dispositions

Question 15

These strongly felt dispositions receive their motivation from basic needs and drives.

Answer 15

Motivational Dispositions

Question 16

_______ ________ guide action, whereas motivational
dispositions initiate action.

Answer 16

Stylistic Dispositions

Question 17

Refers to those behaviors and characteristics that people regard as warm, central, and important in their lives.

Answer 17

Proprium

Question 18

It address immediate needs, aim to reduce tension.

Answer 18

Peripheral Motives

Question 19

It seeks to maintain tension and disequilibrium, related to core personality.

Answer 19

Propriate Strivings

Question 20

What are the 2 Motivation Types?

Answer 20

1. Peripheral Motives
2. Propriate Strivings

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Functional Autonomy

Question 22

Are general characteristics held in common by many people. They may be useful for comparing one group of
people with another.

Answer 22

Common traits

Question 23

Are peculiar to the individual and have the capacity to render different stimuli functionally equivalent and to initiate and guide behavior

Answer 23

Individual traits