Question 1

Allport's research on rumor transmission found that headlines describing World War II going well
for the Allies caused more soldiers to enlist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Allport considered the family to be important for personality, but the larger society to be unimportant.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Allport's concept of functional autonomy describes the importance of the present, rather than the past.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A person who is intrinsically religious is likely to agree with which statement?

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A)   "My religious beliefs lie behind my whole approach to life."
B)   "Women should not be permitted to be ministers."
C)   "Being a member of a church is a good way to meet people."
D)   "Prayer in public schools violates the U. S. Constitution."E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Which statement best corresponds to Allport's attitude toward methodology?

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A)   Personality theory is limited primarily by lack of adequate computers.
B)   Statistical developments have made "armchair psychology" obsolete.
C)   Factor analysis is superior to structural-dynamic analysis.
D)   It is wrong to overemphasize methodology; instead, psychologists should concentrate on a problem- centered approach.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

An example of a secondary trait is Popeye's love of spinach.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Mother Teresa most likely had an extrinsic religious orientation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Allport's primary interest in motivation was its past origins.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Discuss the alternative religious orientations being studied that Allport's intrinsic / extrinsic religious orientations have promoted.

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Question 10

Allport and Odbert identified 17,953 trait names by studying

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A)   college freshmen.
B)   biographies of famous people.
C)   letters from Jenny.
D)   the dictionary.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Explain what Allport meant by "intrinsic" and "extrinsic" religious orientation. Describe the
relationship between these orientations and prejudice.

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Question 12

Describe Allport's analysis of Jenny Grove Masterson's letters.

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Question 13

List and describe the stages of personality development, according to Allport's theory. How do these
stages illustrate Allport's interest in the unity of the self?

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Question 14

All of the following are evidence of lack of mental health (according to Allport)  except

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A)   egocentrism.
B)   self-criticism.
C)   realistic perception.
D)   having few interests besides work.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Scores on the Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values predict occupational activities decades later.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Arranged in order from most pervasive to least pervasive in an individual's personality, Allport describes these traits:

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A)   secondary, central, cardinal.
B)   central, secondary, cardinal.
C)   cardinal, secondary, central.
D)   cardinal, central, secondary.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Allport defined personality as "the __________ within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustments to the environment."

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A)   development
B)   dynamic organization
C)   nurturance
D)   existenceE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Allport was primarily interested in the handwriting styles used by Jenny in her personal letters.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Allport defined personality as "the dynamic organization within the individual of those __________ that determine his __________."

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A)   traits; mental health
B)   significant attachments; social interactions
C)   psychophysical systems; unique adjustments to the environment
D)   physical characteristics; individualityE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Summarize Allport's advice about eclecticism.

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