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1
Allport's principal concern 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 animal-based learning theories were basically reactive theories.
A)True
B)False
5
Allport made no apologies for his eclecticism.
A)True
B)False
6
Allport's personality theory was unique in its emphasis on conscious motivation.
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 four or five 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
Functional autonomous behaviors do not need constant reinforcement in order to maintain themselves.
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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