What did Allport believe was the biggest difference between normal and abnormal people?
a. The abnormal personality functioned at an infantile level.
b. The study of the abnormal person is more important.
c. The unconscious is important only in the behavior of normal people.
d. None of these are correct.
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Allport opposed collecting data from abnormal personalities. Whereas Freud saw a continuum between the normal and abnormal, Allport saw a clear distinction. To Allport, the abnormal personality functioned at an infantile level.
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