Allport's concept of adulthood differs from the views of other personality theorists in describing people as:
a. doomed to struggle endlessly with unconscious conflicts.
b. no longer dominated by childhood drives.
c. locked into the traits developed during childhood.
d. not being rational in most of their behavior.
ANS: B
FEEDBACK: The adult personality grows out of childhood and is no longer dominated or determined by childhood drives. Allport described six criteria for normal, mature, emotionally healthy adult personalities. By meeting these six criteria, adults can be described as emotionally healthy and functionally autonomous, independent of childhood motives.
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