Which statement best describes Allport's attitude toward biological influences on personality?
A) Will power is so important that biology plays no part in personality.
B) Biological influences determine most of personality.
C) Biological influences, along with psychological influences, are important determinants of personality.
D) Biological influences explain mental illness, but not variations in normal personality.
Question 2Allport defined personality as the __________ within the individual of those psychophysical systems
that determine his unique adjustments to the environment.
A) development
B) dynamic organization
C) nurturance
D) existence
Question 3Allport's saying, The same heat that melts the butter hardens the egg illustrates
A) the danger of drugs.
B) the interaction of personality and situations.
C) genetic influence.
D) determinism.
Question 4Allports theory emphasized the development of the unified person and therefore his theory is called
A) analytical.
B) unconscious-oriented.
C) personological.
D) client-centered.
Question 5Which of the following is not a major theme in Allport's work?
A) psychosis
B) consistency of personality
C) social influence
D) the self
Question 6When Allport met Freud, what happened?
A) Freud analyzed Allport's dreams.
B) Freud experienced a powerful countertransference.
C) Allport thought that Freud misunderstood him.
D) Allport proposed that he develop a test to measure Freudian defense mechanisms.
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