chapter 6: Gordon Allport

Question 1

personality definition

Answer 1

• shift the emphasis on survival
  dynamic organization within the individual the psychophysical system that determines behavior and though

Question 2

traits are not

Answer 2

character, temperaments
types, habits or attitudes

Question 3

character

Answer 3

description of a person that includes a value judgment

Question 4

temperaments

Answer 4

the emotional component of personally

Question 5

type

Answer 5

categories in which one person can be placed

Question 6

habits

Answer 6

specific modes of responding that developed because a more general trait exist

Question 7

Attitudes

Answer 7

specific, generally hated towards something, and involve ovulation

Question 8

Common traits (dispositions)

Answer 8

cultural similarities
can be observed
consistent over time

Question 9

Nomo research

Answer 9

when you discuss common traits

Question 10

personal dispositions

Answer 10

Cardinal
- one or two
Central
- five to ten
secondary
- weak traits

Question 11

proprium

Answer 11

soul
- not present at birth
two motivation
a. opportunistic v Propraite functioning

Question 12

opportunistic functioning

Answer 12

just happened
- habits

Question 13

propriate functioning

Answer 13

motivating

Question 14

morphogenesis science

Answer 14

study of patterned related to the individual cases

Question 15

functional autonomy

Answer 15

perseverative
Propraite ( motivating)
- this that do for a purpose that become a habit

Question 16

principle of

Answer 16

organizing energy level
mastery and competence
propriate patterning

Question 17

Conscience

Answer 17

must ( children)
ought ( adult)

Question 18

religion

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extrinsic ( unhealthy)
- favors ( Santa)
- tribal (mine is better than yours)
intrinsic ( healthy)
- values underlying all reality ( unity)

Question 19

stages of propraite functioning

Answer 19

bodily self
self identity
self-esteem
self extension
self-image
self as rational coper
propriate striving
self as knower

Question 20

bodily self ( first year)

Answer 20

what is part of me and what is not

Question 21

self - identity ( second year)

Answer 21

what makes me distinct from others

Question 22

self - esteem ( third year)

Answer 22

what I can do by myself

Question 23

self - extension

Answer 23

what belongs to me

Question 24

self - image

Answer 24

am I good or bad

Question 25

self as rational coper

Answer 25

i can do it

Question 26

propiate striving

Answer 26

long term goals

Question 27

self as knower

Answer 27

adulthood