WorksheetsGordon Allport
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Example of this disposition are Quixotic, Chauvinistic, and Sadistic
Cardinal Disposition
Central Disposition
Secondary Dispositions
None of the Above
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?
Cardinal Disposition
Central Disposition
Secondary Dispositions
None of the Above
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.
1st statement is true, 2nd statement is false
1st statement is false, 2nd statement is true
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Which of the following is true about cardinal traits?
Most people have unconscious cardinal traits
Not all people have cardinal traits
All people have cardinal traits
Cardinal traits are mostly unconscious
What is the difference between a central disposition and a secondary disposition?
Central traits have more influence on total personality
There are more central traits than secondary traits
Secondary traits influence behavior more than central traits
None of the above
Dressing yourself is a ___________ while dressing in a flamboyant and extravagant way is a _____________.
Stylistic disposition; motivational disposition
Motivational disposition; stylistic disposition
Both motivational disposition
Both stylistic disposition
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?
Cardinal dispositions
Proprium
Motivational dispositions
Functional autonomy
Traits that used to describe a group of individuals
Unique traits
Common traits
Source traits
Surface traits
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?
Warming relating of self to others
Unifying philosophy of life
Realistic Perception of their Environment
Extension of the sense of self
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?
Realistic Perception of their Environment
Emotional Security or self-acceptance
Unifying philosophy of life
Insight and Humor
