Psychology of the individual (Gordon Allport) Flashcards

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Gordon Allport was born on?

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nov 11 1897, indiana usa

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what was Allport dissertation was entitled?

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An experimental study of the train of Personality

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Allport became the president of?

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American Psychological Association

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Who was the first personality theorist who extensively studied psychologically healthy individuals?

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Gordon Allport

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What did rewards did Allport received?

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American psychological foundation, gold rewards
American psychological association award for distinguished scientific contribution

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is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustments to his environments?

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personality

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this notion entails the operation of both body and mind, fused together?

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psychophysical

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personality is made of determining tendencies?

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determine

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implies some code of behavior in terms of which individuals and their acts are appraised/ evaluated?

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character

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these are dispositions hat are closely linked to biological or physiological determinants?

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temperament

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these are neuropsychic structure having the capacity to render many stimuli functionally equivalent forms of adaptive and expressive behavior?

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traits

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these are neuropsychic structure peculiar to the individual and forms adaptive and stylistic behavior?

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personal disposition

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personal disposition is also called ?

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morphogenic traits

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are also determining tendencies but are less general.

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habits

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are combination of 2 or more habits?

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traits

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is also a predisposition that can be unique may initiate and guide behavior and a product of genetic factors and learning?

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attitudes

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are idealized constructions of the observer?

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types

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what are 3 types of dispositions?

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cardinal disposition
central disposition
secondary disposition

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these are very general dispositions that almost every act of the person who possesses on seem traceable to its influence?

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cardinal disposition

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they dominate the personality influencing almost everything a person does ?

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cardinal diposition

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these dispositions are highly characteristic of the individual

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central disposition

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these dispositions are more limited in occurrence and less crucial to a description of the personality?

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secondary dispositions

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region of the personality where we find the root of the consistency that marks attitude, intentions and evaluations?

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proprium comprises ego functions such as?

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self esteem, self identity, self extension, rational thinking, self image

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during 0-3 years old the following aspect of self is developed during this phase?
sense of self continuing self identity self esteem
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during 4-9 years old the following aspect of self is developed during this phase?
extension of the self self-image
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during 6-12 years old the following aspect of self is developed during this phase?
awareness
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during adolescent years old the following aspect of self is developed during this phase?
propriate strivings
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entails increasing reliance on personal and or internal standards of behavior?
maturity
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this involves internalization of parental and cultural rules?
must conscience
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this is governed not by fear of punishment but by the positive structure of the propriate strivings?
should conscience
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when the maturity strikes on adult what conscience?
generic conscience
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this principle states that a given activity may become an end in itself ?
functional autonomy
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most controversial concept by allport?
functional autonomy
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levels of functional autonomy?
preservative functional autonomy propriate functional autonomy
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level of functional autonomy that includes addictions, repetitious acts and routines?
preservative functional autonomy
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level of functional autonomy that refers to acquired interest, values, sentiments, intentions?
Propriate Functional autonomy
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healthy people need activities to absorb the energy left over after their opportunistic needs have been gratified?
principle of organizing the energy level
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motives that lead to feelings of competence tend to become self sustaining?
principle of mastery and competence
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those motives most consistent with or expressive of the self becomes autonomous?
principle of propriate patterning
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are creatures of heredity, primitive drives and reflex existence?
infants
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transformation of the infants takes place along multiple lines:
differentiation integration maturation limitation imitation learning functional autonomy extension of self
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what approach does allport have in learning?
eclectic approach
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mature personality possesses an?
extension of self
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this is the research of the qualities of the individual?
idiographic
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idiographic is changed to term?
morphogenic
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this is the research for universal qualities among humans?
nomothetic
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nomothetic terms is borrowed from?
windelband
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what was the theory of gordon allport?
psychology of the individual