Gordon Allport's Extensive List of Personality Trait Descriptors Was Condensed

question 84

Multiple Choice

Gordon Allport's extensive list of personality trait descriptors was condensed in the first well-known trait theory.This new list of sixteen traits was theorized by __________ in the 1960s.

• A) H.S. Odbert
• B) Sigmund Freud
• C) Robert McCrae
• D) Raymond Cattell

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Definitions:

Narrow and Scary Bridge

An analogy or scenario used in psychological studies to investigate the effects of physiological arousal on emotions and attraction.

Triangular Model of Love

A theory developed by psychologist Robert Sternberg that identifies three components of love: intimacy, passion, and commitment, which combine in various ways to form different types of love.

Intimacy, Passion, And Commitment

Three components crucial to Sternberg's theory of love, each representing different aspects of interpersonal relationships.

Social Exchange Model

A psychological theory that attempts to explain human relationships in terms of cost-benefit analyses, where the benefits of a relationship must outweigh the costs for it to be considered worthwhile.