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WhattoUnderstand · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Allport believed the best way to obtain reliable information on adult personality is through:

a. correlational approaches.
c. self-descriptions.
b. laboratory experiments.
d. dream analyses.

Question 2

Allport and two colleagues developed an objective self-report assessment test called the _____.

a. Study of Values
c. Thematic Apperception Test
b. Study of Traits
d. 16PF Questionnaire

ashely1112 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: Allport argued that projective techniques, such as the Thematic Apperception Test and the Rorschach inkblot test, may present a distorted picture of the normal personality because they deal with unconscious forces that have little effect on the normal adult personality. He suggested that more reliable information could be obtained by simply asking people to describe themselves, a method that reveals their dominant traits.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Allport and two colleagues developed an objective self-report assessment test called the Study of Values (Allport, Vernon, & Lindzey, 1960). They proposed that our personal values are the basis of our unifying philosophy of life, which is one of the six criteria for a mature, healthy personality.