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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.


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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.


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Gracias!

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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