Prepared By:-

Malhar Lakdawala
Rohita Jain
Sri Ram
Shivendra Singh
Vishvender Singh
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Born November 11, 1897, Montezuma, Indiana,
U.S.
Father - John Edwards, a country doctor
Mother Nellie Allport, former school teacher
Philosophy and values at home
Characteristics of Gordon, as a kid
Shy, studious, isolated childhood
Eight toes criticism
As a teenager, he ran his own printing business, while
serving as editor of his high school newspaper

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1915 : Graduated second in his class at Glenville High School at the age of
18
1919 : A.B. degree in Philosophy and Economics
1921 : Allport earned his Master's degree
1922 : Ph.D. in Psychology
1924 to 1926 : Instructor in Psychology, Harvard
Married Ada Lufkin Gould, a clinical psychologist, and they had one child,
a boy, who later became a paediatrician
1931 : Establishment of Harvard's Sociology Department
1933 : Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1939 : President of the American Psychological Association
1943 : President of the Eastern Psychological Association
1944 : President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social
Issues
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Publications
Personality Traits: Their Classification and Measurement
Letters from Jenny.
The Individual and His Religion
The Nature of Prejudice
Becoming: Basic Considerations for Psychology of
Personality
Recognition
In 1963, Allport was awarded the Gold Medal Award from
the American Psychological Foundation
APA's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
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Opportunistic Functioning
Reactive
Past-Oriented
Biological
Propriate Functioning
Pro-active
Future Oriented
Psychological
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Sense of body
Self-identity
Self-esteem
Self-extension
Self-image
Rational coping
Propriate striving

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Pre conceived notions and negative attitude
towards individuals and members of a group.
Roots in individual & social psychology,
impacts the communities.
Allports scale of prejudice &
discrimination(scale of 1-5)

Antilocution Avoidance Discrimination
Physical
attack
Extermination
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Deep religious commitment as a mark of mature person
Categorized religious orientation into two types



Extrinsic
Prejudiced
Self serving
Health disorders
Immature & short
sighted
Intrinsic
Balanced, open minded
Better personal
functioning
Strong psychological
health
Strives towards long
range goals
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Spoken Abuse
Avoidance
Discrimination or Legalized (Institutionalized)
Racism
Violence Against People and Property
Extermination or Genocide

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Gordon
Allport
(1897 - 1967)
Identified 1000s
of personality
traits grouping
them into 3
categories
Cardinal Traits
Central Traits
Secondary
Traits
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Thank You
For
Listening
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