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https://psychologenie.com/understanding-gordon-allports-trait-theory-of-personality

https://www.verywellmind.com/trait-theory-of-personality-2795955

https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/gordon-w-allport

https://www.facinghistory.org/sounds-change/gordon-allports-contact-hypothesis

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/98919.Gordon_W_Allport

https://www.flandershealth.us/personality-2/biography-of-gordon-allport.html

http://www.psychologistanywhereanytime.com/famous_psychologist_and_psychologists/psychologist_famous_alport_gordon.htm

Gordon Allport

Born in 1897

Four older brothers

Protestant religion

Glenville High School

Received a scholarship for Harvard

Degree in Economics and Philosophy

His brother Floyd Henry became a social psychologist

Taught in Istanbul, Turkey

Pursued his Psychology PHD

Died in 1967

Taylor Beerman, Artavious Gordon, Courtney Crosby, Nikayla McClelland, Obreanna riley

Overview

One of the founders of personality psychology. Most known for his contribution to Personality Psychology for his development of Trait Theory of Personality.

  • Personality (1937)
  • The Individual and His Religion (1950)
  • The Nature of Prejudice (1954)
  • Becoming: Basic Considerations for a Psychology of Personality (1955)

“So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter.”

Background Information

  • Highlights of Life
  • Various Awards
  • Various Publications

Famous Quotes

Fun Facts

Contribution to Psychology

  • Trait Theory of Personality
  • Prejudice & Descrimination

Allport's Contribution

to psychology

Psychology

of Religion

  • President of APA (1939)
  • Gold Medal Award of APA (1964)
  • Dsc Award of the APA in (1966)
  • Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard

  • Mature religious orientation
  • Immature religious orientation
  • Cardinal Traits
  • Secondary Traits
  • Central Traits

*These guide a person's behavior

With the Development of the Trait Theory Personality and Extensive Research on Prejudice & Discrimination... Gordon Allport left a Life Long Legacy on Psychology

  • Contact Hypothesis also known as Intergroup Contact Theory
  • Allport is often given credit for this theory that is still utilized today

ALlport’s Life

Allport’s various publications

Allport's various Awards

Allport’s famous quotes

"Much of our life is spent wishing others understood us better than they do.” 

-  Gordon W. Allport

Trait Theory Personality

Prejudice & Discrimination

YouTube Video to sum up everything

Kahoot

Activity!!

Take out Your Phones

Sources

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