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.
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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