This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: With regard to historical determinism, Allport believed a person is: a. motivated by the power of ... (Read 72 times)

PhilipSeeMore

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 561
on: Jun 21, 2018
With regard to historical determinism, Allport believed a person is:
 
  a. motivated by the power of the id.
  b. not in conscious control of the forces that motivate him or her.
  c. pathological by nature and genetics.
  d. not a prisoner of childhood conflicts and past experiences.

Question 2

The personality theorist who helped bring personality into the mainstream and made it an academically respectable topic is:
 
  a. Alfred Adler.
  c. Gordon Allport.
  b. Raymond Cattell.
  d. Erich Fromm.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

bitingbit

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: With regard to historical determinismthe importance of the past in determining the presentAllport said that we are not prisoners of childhood conflicts and past experiences, as Freud believed. Instead, we are guided more by the present and by our view of the future.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: Gordon Allport made personality an academically respectable topic. Through his work, Allport served two purposes: He helped bring personality into the mainstream, and he formulated a theory of personality development in which traits play a prominent role.


PhilipSeeMore

  • Member
  • Posts: 561
Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Wow, this really help

connor417

  • Member
  • Posts: 329
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Adult head lice are gray, about ? inch long, and often have a tiny dot on their backs. A female can lay between 50 and 150 eggs within the several weeks that she is alive. They feed on human blood.

Did you know?

Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.

Did you know?

Your skin wrinkles if you stay in the bathtub a long time because the outermost layer of skin (which consists of dead keratin) swells when it absorbs water. It is tightly attached to the skin below it, so it compensates for the increased area by wrinkling. This happens to the hands and feet because they have the thickest layer of dead keratin cells.

Did you know?

Congestive heart failure is a serious disorder that carries a reduced life expectancy. Heart failure is usually a chronic illness, and it may worsen with infection or other physical stressors.

Did you know?

When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.

Older adults may grieve intensely over the loss of a person or situation that has been a part of the Older adults may grieve intensely over the loss of a person or situation that has been a part of the
Durable power of attorney. Durable power of attorney.
Solar power in Nunavut Solar power in Nunavut
The Power of Classical Conditioning The Power of Classical Conditioning
Finding the derivative using the power rule - Solutions Finding the derivative using the power rule - Solutions
Use the power rule to find derivative Use the power rule to find derivative
Video: Electrocardiogram Examination

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library