Gordon Allport's Personality Approach Quiz
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According to Allport, what did he object to?

  • Eclectic approach to theory building
  • Nomothetic methods
  • Morphogenic methods
  • Trait and factor theories (correct)

    • What is the focus of morphogenic methods according to Allport?

  • Gathering data on groups of people
  • Generating testable hypotheses
  • Building narrow, specific theories
  • Gathering data on a single individual (correct)

    • According to Allport, what is preferable in theory building?

  • A broad, comprehensive theory (correct)
  • A narrow, specific theory
  • An eclectic approach
  • A theory generating testable hypotheses

    • How did Allport define personality?

    <p>The dynamic organization within the individual of psychophysical systems determining characteristic behavior and thought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Allport emphasize about personality?

    <p>The uniqueness of the individual</p> Signup and view all the answers

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