Chapter 7 Flashcards
Which of the following is an example of functionally autonomous behavior?
Reflexes
Fixations
Neurological dysfunction
Skill mastery
Skill mastery
Unlike coping behavior, expressive behavior is:
more oriented toward a specific purpose.
easier to change and has a specific purpose.
reflective of the basic aspects of personality.
directed toward bringing a change in the environment.
reflective of the basic aspects of personality.
Addictions and repetitive physical actions are examples of what Allport called:
propriate functional autonomy.
perseverative functional autonomy.
perseverative striving.
propriate patterning.
perseverative functional autonomy.
Allport considered personality to be _____.
continuous
discrete
invariant
random
discrete
Which of the following is an example of the functional autonomy of motives?
The seed of a tree is not required for its nourishment when the tree is fully grown.
The erratic toilet training of a child causes erratic behavior when the child grows older.
A rat does not respond to reinforcement when it understands the reinforcer’s intention.
A therapist is motivated to not judge a client based on his or her choices.
The seed of a tree is not required for its nourishment when the tree is fully grown.
With regard to historical determinism, Allport believed a person is:
motivated by the power of the id.
not in conscious control of the forces that motivate him or her.
pathological by nature and genetics.
not a prisoner of childhood conflicts and past experiences
not a prisoner of childhood conflicts and past experiences.
According to Allport, we acquire new motives through:
organizing the energy level.
resolving an underlying conflict.
controlling the id.
examining our undesirable motives.
organizing the energy level.
In the context of the personal-document technique used by Allport, computer analysis of the letters from the middle-aged woman identified as Jenny:
failed to verify his subjective assessment of traits.
yielded results comparable to his eight prominent categories of traits.
expanded his eight trait categories to more than 200 traits.
proved irrelevant to his initial assessment of the eight categories of traits.
yielded results comparable to his eight prominent categories of traits.
Allport believed that present and future behavior can best be explained in terms of the disconnect between past experiences and present motives through the concept of:
functional autonomy.
psychosexual conflicts
the epigenetic principle of maturation.
instinctual drives.
functional autonomy.
According to Allport, personality traits are:
useful fictions we create to understand ourselves.
real and exist within each of us.
essentially just a theoretical concept.
inborn instincts.
real and exist within each of us.
According to Allport, which of the following is true about the characteristics of traits?
Traits are generated only in response to certain set of stimuli.
Traits are the same as ego dispositions.
Traits are frequently observed to overlap.
Traits are known to remain the same irrespective of the situation.
Traits are frequently observed to overlap.
Allport and two colleagues developed an objective self-report assessment test called the _____.
Study of Values
Study of Traits
Thematic Apperception Test
16PF Questionnaire
Study of Values
To Allport, _____ are measured on a continuum and are subject to social, environmental, and cultural influences
metaneeds
unconscious motivations
personality traits
sentiments
personality traits
Allport’s personal-document technique involves the use of:
dreams.
written or spoken records.
video transcriptions of interviews.
questionnaires.
written or spoken records.
Allport believed his famous meeting with Freud illustrated:
how childhood feelings of inferiority persist into adulthood.
the error of placing too much importance on the unconscious.
the power of Freud’s psychoanalytic method.
how a guilty conscience inevitably will reveal itself.
the error of placing too much importance on the unconscious.
