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Dispositional Theories

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

True or False


1	Allport’s principal concern in personality was with the uniqueness of the individual.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	As a young man, Allport had a memorable meeting with Carl Jung.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	Allport questioned the reliability and validity of self-reports such as diaries and letters.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	Allport believed that psychoanalysis and learning theories were basically reactive theories.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	Allport made no apologies for his eclecticism.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	Allport "knew in his bones" that his critics were completely wrong.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	Allport regarded himself as a trait psychologist.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	Common traits are shared by several people.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	Common traits are also called personal dispositions.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	Each person has about 5 to 10 cardinal dispositions.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


11	Motivational dispositions initiate action.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


12	In the United States, driving on the right side of the road would be a peripheral aspect of personality.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


13	Allport's most famous study of a single individual was Marion Taylor, which he published in 1953.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


14	Allport's most distinctive and controversial concept is that of functional autonomy.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


15	Allport's theory of motivation emphasizes the drive-reduction hypothesis.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


16	Allport believed that self-esteem can be both positive and negative.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


17	Allport's theory of personality is based mostly on his clinical experiences as a therapist.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


18	Allport and Ross found a positive and direct correlation between church attendance and prejudice.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


19	People who endorse both intrinsic and extrinsic items on the Religious Orientation Scale are called indiscriminately proreligious.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


20	Allport's concept of personality is basically optimistic and hopeful.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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