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Gordon Allport

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Example of this disposition are Quixotic, Chauvinistic, and Sadistic

a)

Cardinal Disposition

b)

Central Disposition

c)

Secondary Dispositions

d)

None of the Above

2.

Up to an extent, all individuals have a certain level of introversion-extroversion in their personality. These universally found traits, according to Allport, are called what? 

a)

Cardinal Disposition

b)

Central Disposition

c)

Secondary Dispositions

d)

None of the Above

3.

A matured person will focus more on participating and developing interests outside themselves. There is this term called Social Interest (Gemeinschaftsgefühl) which means that their family, friends, and spiritual life are not important to them. 

a)

1st statement is true, 2nd statement is false 

b)

1st statement is false, 2nd statement is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

4.

Which of the following is true about cardinal traits?

a)

Most people have unconscious cardinal traits

b)

Not all people have cardinal traits

c)

All people have cardinal traits

d)

Cardinal traits are mostly unconscious

5.

What is the difference between a central disposition and a secondary disposition?

a)

Central traits have more influence on total personality

b)

There are more central traits than secondary traits

c)

Secondary traits influence behavior more than central traits

d)

None of the above

6.

Dressing yourself is a ___________ while dressing in a flamboyant and extravagant way is a _____________.

a)

Stylistic disposition; motivational disposition

b)

Motivational disposition; stylistic disposition

c)

Both motivational disposition

d)

Both stylistic disposition

7.

Margaret describes herself as someone who is smart and quick-witted. During one of the oral recitations in their class, she was unable to answer and the teacher called her slow-witted and un-smart. Which part of Margarets’s personality would likely be affected?

a)

Cardinal dispositions

b)

Proprium

c)

Motivational dispositions

d)

Functional autonomy

8.

Traits that used to describe a group of individuals

a)

Unique traits

b)

Common traits

c)

Source traits

d)

Surface traits

9.

Charles is a student who likes to participate in social activities such as feeding programs and medical missions. What kind of criteria is Charles showing in Allport’s Six Criteria for Matured Personality?

a)

Warming relating of self to others

b)

Unifying philosophy of life

c)

Realistic Perception of their Environment

d)

Extension of the sense of self

10.

Philfreed is a person who knows his purpose in life. He doesn’t question himself and enjoys what he is doing. What kind of criteria is Philfreed showing in Allport’s Six Criteria for Matured Personality?

a)

Realistic Perception of their Environment

b)

Emotional Security or self-acceptance

c)

Unifying philosophy of life

d)

Insight and Humor