Chapter 12 Flashcards
As a student, Gordon Allport was influenced by his teacher Münsterberg’s conception of psychology as
a dual discipline having both an objective-causal and a subjective-purposive side.
Gordon Allport’s youthful encounter with Freud left him with which conviction?
that “depth psychologies” were not always appropriate for dealing with normal in-dividuals
The word “personality” entered psychological terminology largely as a replacement for which older term?
character
Who among the following was not a major influence on Gordon Allport’s early career?
Alfred Adler
Gordon and Floyd Allport’s early work on personality was notable for what?
discussing the concept of “personality” more systematically than had been done be-fore
William Stern promoted a(n) __________ psychology where a central focus was on __________.
personalistic; the individual person
Gordon Allport’s important collaborative projects included all of the following EX-CEPT
the “PEN” model of personality with Hans Eysenck
Gordon Allport identified and promoted which of the following pairs of contrasting re-search styles in personality?
nomothetic and idiographic
Of the following methods, which did Allport’s 1937 personality textbook argue was “the most revealing of all”?
the case study method
What is the term for Gordon Allport’s notion that although motives may originate in childhood, they may be maintained or even strengthened in the mature personality be-cause they have become reinforcing or rewarding in their own right?
functional autonomy of motives
Hans Eysenck’s personality theory emphasizes which three factors?
extraversion/introversion, neuroticism, psychoticism
What type of research methodology did Cattell use in order to create the 16PF ques-tionnaire?
factor analysis
What is Henry Murray is well known for?
his co-invention of the Thematic Apperception Test
David McClelland and his colleagues measured the “needs” for affiliation, achievement, and power with which instrument?
the TAT
Gordon Allport effectively promoted all of the following concepts EXCEPT
the hierarchy of needs.
Besides personality theory, Gordon Allport made significant contributions to the study of what?
religion and prejudice
Following psychoanalysis and behaviorism, what became classified as the “third force” in psychology?
humanistic psychology
Abraham Maslow recalled that his own early life
was quite unhappy, leading him to wonder where his mature, “positive psycholo-gy” ever came from.
Abraham Maslow’s original enthusiasm for becoming a psychologist was aroused by what?
John B. Watson’s behaviorism
Maslow’s dissertation research on monkeys and motivation supported which conclu-sion?
Dominance and sexuality were separate but interacting motivations, and in practice dominance usually predominated over pure sexuality.
Which one of the following was Abraham Maslow’s Ph.D. dissertation supervisor at the University of Wisconsin?
Harry Harlow
What was the primary reason Maslow had trouble obtaining his first full-time universi-ty position?
the prevalence of anti-Semitic attitudes at the time
Maslow’s mentors during his postgraduate experience in the “New Athens” of New York City included all of the following EXCEPT
John B. Watson.
Which of the following was a major psychological term that Maslow adopted following his interaction with Max Wertheimer?
peak experiences
