Which statement best corresponds to Allport's attitude toward methodology?
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.
Question 2Which of the following is not a value measured by the Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values?
A) Aesthetic
B) Academic
C) Religious
D) Theoretical
Question 3When Allport compared a computer analysis of the letters from Jenny to the results of his own
structural-dynamic analysis, he found
A) that the results were markedly different.
B) that the results were quite similar.
C) that both failed to understand Jenny's personality.
D) that he had miscoded the letters.
Question 4Sally writes with large, slanted handwriting. Jane's handwriting is small and upright. Allport and
Vernon (1933) studied such differences with their concept of
A) common traits.
B) individual traits.
C) expressive traits.
D) secondary traits.
Question 5According to Allport, the basic unit of personality is the
A) ego.
B) interpersonal style.
C) trait.
D) proprium.
Question 6Allport and Odbert examined the dictionary and found about __________ traits.
A) 5
B) 16
C) 500
D) 18,000
Question 7Research reported by Allport and later confirmed by others shows that ratings of traits are more
reliable if
A) a 7-point scale is used, rather than a 5-point scale.
B) the rater can indicate which traits are particularly descriptive of a person, and only those traits are
considered.
C) people rate themselves.
D) a standard list of traits is used.
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