Author Question: As a child, Allport was: a. plagued by feelings of inferiority. b. highly disturbed and ... (Read 114 times)

jwb375 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

As a child, Allport was:

a. plagued by feelings of inferiority.
b. highly disturbed and unhealthy.
c. popular outside his family.
d. interested in sports and outdoor games.

Question 2

Allport's own childhood was characterized by:

a. a doting mother.
c. a punitive and demanding father.
b. feelings of isolation.
d. many playmates and friends.

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Arising from his childhood conditions of isolation and rejection, Allport developed inferiority feelings for which he attempted to compensate by striving to excel. He wrote about the identity quest that resulted from his inferiority feelings with regard to his brothers and other children.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
FEEDBACK: Too young to be a playmate to his older brothers, Allport was isolated from children outside the family as well. I fashioned my own circle of activities, he wrote later. It was a select circle, for I never fitted the general boy assembly.