PSYC 370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gordon Allport, Floyd Henry Allport, Personal Flotation Device
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Gordon allport o o o o associated with him o the past o. Help bring personality theory into mainstream scientific community. Trait descriptions made reference to personality trait most strongly. Developing his work in 1930 psychoanalysis personality was thing of. Interesting encounter with freud early in his life. Didn"t believe they dominate and play personal role in mature adult. Person is influenced by rational conscious thought rather than irrational o o o unconscious. Unconscious is more likely to influence psychopathic people. Did not believe adult personality was influence by past. Not prisoner of childhood and early family relationship. Conducted research and theorizing was based on research study. Freud clinical observer not social scientist o o o. Father business man trained as physician. Office in his home treated patients there clinic/hospital. Patient would be kept overnight in home family home = accomplishment and study. Isolated from older brother due to diff of age too great.
