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Chapter 7: Allport
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
04/20/2012

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born, biography: page 182
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Allport: university education, page 183
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depth psychology, last paragraph page 183
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Titchener + structuralism, page 184
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attitude
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-more specific than traits

-aggression
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becoming
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personality is never static, it is always changing
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bodily "me"
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attribute that emerges during the first stage in the development of the proprium

infants learn that their bodies exist because of their sensory experiences
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capacity for self-extension
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participation in a wide range of events that characterizes the average, healthy adult
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capacity for warm, human interactions
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-ability to have intimate relationships with others without being possessive or jealous
healthy mature adults
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cardinal dispositions
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ruling passion that influences everything a person does
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central dispositions
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-qualities about a person that you would mention in a letter of recommendation

5-10 characteristics that summarize a person's personality
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character
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description of somebody that includes a character/moral judgment
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common traits
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traits used to describe a group of individuals
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emotional security and self acceptance
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2 of the characteristics of a healthy,mature adult
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extrinsic religion
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-superficial religion that is participated in for purely selfish, progmatic reasons

-unhealthy
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functional autonomy
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-motive that existed once for some practical reason later exists for its own sake.

allport's most controversial subject
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habit
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a specific way of responding that develops due to a specific trait

ex: putting on clean clothes every morning -- trait of cleanliness
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idiographic method
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-research method that studies a single case in great depth
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intrinsic religions
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-religion that seeks higher meaning and purpose in life
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must conscience
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-moral judgments are based on their intrinsic values

-similar to the superego (freud)
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need induction
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-healthy humans have long term goals that create more problems than they solve
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need reduction
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-satisfaction of a basic need

-reduction or elimination of needs = primary goal in life - ALLPORT DOES NOT AGREE
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nomothetic method
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-research method that uses averages + studies large groups of people

focuses on average performance and not individuals
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ought conscience
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-moral guide used by healthy + mature adults to use moral judgments/own values
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perseverative functional autonomy
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low-level habits retained even though they are no longer functional
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personal disposition
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-individual trait

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personal documents
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-diaries, autobiographies, etc

one of the best ways to examine one's personality
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personality
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-dynamic organization within the

-determine characteristics + behavior
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principle of innate mastery and competence
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innate need to be something better
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principle of organizing energy level
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energy that was once used for survival can now be focused on the future and mastery
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principle of propriate pattern learning
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-proprium is the frame of reference in determining what is worth approaching
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propriate functional autonomy
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-important motives with which somebody focuses life
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propriate striving
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-attribute that emerges during the 7th stage in the development of the proprium

-adolescent becomes future oriented
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proprium
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all of the facts about a person that make them unique
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raw materials of personality
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temperament

intelligence

physique
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realistic perceptions
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-accurate perceptions that characterize the healthy, mature adult
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secondary dispositions
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preferences for certain types of things
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self as knower
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8th stage of proprium development
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self as rational coper
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-6th stage

-uses complex mental operations (math)
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self-esteem
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attribute that emerges during the 3rd stage

-sense of pride from doing things on your own
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self-extension
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-4th stage

-child's self-identity expands to include other objsects
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self-identity
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-2nd stage

-realizing you are the same person though condition change
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self-image
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5th stage

-formulate future goals
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self-objectification
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-honest evaluation of one's abilities

-person with a good self-objectification is usually really funny
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temperament
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-emotional component of personality
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trait
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mental structure that initiates and guides reactions and this accounts in the consistency in one's behavior
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gestalt psychology
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-emphasized wholeness and interrelatedness of conscious experience

-ignored unconscious mind completely
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dynamic organization, page 185
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psychophysical
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psychology is neither completely mental not biological
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character, temperament, and type: page 186
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criteria for an adequate theory of personality, page 187-188
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1. views personality as contained within person: personality must be explained by internal mechanisms, not external/environmental

2. views person as filled with variables that contribute to his/her actions: personality is a THING and it is dynamic/forever changing

3. seeks motives for behavior in present not past: healthy adult maturation is independent of past experiences

4. employs units of measure capable of living synthesis:

5. adequately counts for self-awareness:
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types of traits, 191
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cardinal dispositions, central dispositions: page 192
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developmental stages of proprium, page 193-195
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conscience, page 196
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proprietal functional autonomy governed principles, page 197
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characteristics of a healthy, normal adult: page 199
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prejudice, 200
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religion, 203
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jenny's letters, 205
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criticisms page 207
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contributions, page 209
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