CHAPTER 13 Allport: Key Terms and Concepts

Question 1

Allport was ______ in his acceptance of ideas from a variety of sources.

Answer 1

eclectic

Question 2

The dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine a person’s behavior and thought.

Answer 2

personality

Question 3

They are are motivated largely by conscious processes; have an extended sense of self; relate warmly to others; accept themselves for who they are; have a realistic perception of the world; and possess insight, humor, and a unifying philosophy of life.

Answer 3

Psychologically healthy people

Question 4

Allport advocated a ________ position, one that emphasized the notion that people have a large measure of _______ _____ over their lives.

Answer 4

proactive ; conscious control

Allport advocated a proactive position, one that emphasized the notion that people have a large measure of conscious control over their lives.

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Common traits

Question 6

They are peculiar to the individual and have the capacity to render different stimuli functionally equivalent and to initiate and guide behavior.

Answer 6

Individual traits (personal dispositions)

Question 7

Three levels of personal dispositions

Answer 7

1. Cardinal dispositions
2. Central dispositions
3. Secondary dispositions

Question 8

A personal disposition which only a few people possess and which are so conspicuous that they cannot be hidden.

Answer 8

Cardinal dispositions

Question 9

A personal disposition which has the 5 to 10 individual traits that make a person unique.

Answer 9

Central dispositions

Question 10

A personal disposition which are less distinguishable but far more numerous than central dispositions.

Answer 10

Secondary dispositions

Question 11

Personal dispositions that initiate actions.

Answer 11

motivational traits

Question 12

Personal dispositions that guide actions.

Answer 12

stylistic traits

Question 13

The behaviors and personal dispositions that are warm and central to our lives and that we regard as peculiarly our own.

Answer 13

proprium

Question 14

Motives that are self-sustaining and independent from the motives that were originally responsible for a behavior.

Answer 14

Functional autonomy

Question 15

The habits and behaviors that are not part of one’s proprium.

Answer 15

Perseverative functional autonomy

Question 16

Includes all those self-sustaining motivations that are related to the proprium.

Answer 16

Propriate functional autonomy

Question 17

Allport used ________ _________, such as diaries and letters, which stress patterns of behavior within a single individual.

Answer 17

morphogenic procedures