Allport emphasized the importance of:
a. the present and the future.
c. data collected from neurotics.
b. the unconscious in normal mature adults.
d. past childhood conflicts.
Question 2Allport's approach to personality is characterized by the:
a. conscious rather than the unconscious.
b. past rather than the present and future.
c. abnormal rather than the normal.
d. generalities in people rather than their unique qualities.
Question 3When compared to childhood, Allport believed adulthood is:
a. controlled by the life and death instincts.
b. ruled by primitive biological urges and reflexes.
c. characterized by a stronger ego.
d. unconstrained by past experiences.
Question 4Allport considered personality to be _____.
a. continuous
c. invariant
b. discrete
d. random
Question 5According to Allport, our uniqueness is determined by:
a. our childhood experiences.
c. the conflict between the id and the superego.
b. the organismic valuing process.
d. our genetics and learning.
Question 6Allport viewed personality as:
a. purely a mental process.
c. an interaction of mind and body.
b. randomly changing and growing.
d. controlled entirely by instincts.
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