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Brittanyd9008

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Allport believed that the best way to study personality was through:
 
  a. the life histories of disturbed people.
  b. comparisons of normal and neurotic adults.
  c. the analysis of data from normal and healthy adults.
  d. laboratory experiments on animals and humans.

Question 2

On which of the following points did Allport disagree with Freud?
 
  a. The dominance of unconscious forces over personality
  b. The role of the past in controlling the present
  c. The continuum between normal and abnormal behavior
  d. All of these are correct.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: The only proper way to study personality, Allport believed, was to collect data from emotionally healthy adults. Other populations, such as neurotics, children, and animals, should not be compared with normal adults.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Allport challenged Freud's psychoanalysis on several points. First, Allport did not accept the notion that unconscious forces dominate the personality of normal mature adults. Second, with regard to the importance of the past in determining the present, unlike Freud, Allport believed that we are not prisoners of childhood conflicts and past experiences. Third, Allport opposed collecting data from abnormal personalities. Whereas Freud saw a continuum between the normal and abnormal, Allport saw a clear distinction.




Brittanyd9008

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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