Gordon Allport's Theory Of Personality

Theory of Personality Paper Gordon Allport, a man who is renowned in history for revolutionizing the psychological field of study builds on a very assorted background. Allport enters the psychological field of study at a very young age and pursues his degree in the field that develops further. The life of such a man is one of epic proportions going from a child who was one out of four siblings to a founder of a psychological field. Throughout his life Allport has had to overcome several hurdles which are highlighted through his journey as the inspiration, development, psychological breakthrough and the lasting effects that he has made in history. All of which have crafted and developed Allport and his perceptions of the world into what

Unlike several other theorists Allport focuses on the conscious emotions and actions that a person has and diverges upon them through the human psyche. Allport even determined that there are hundreds of traits that exist within every human and that there are some that exhibit more frequently and have a stronger influence than others. These traits all can fit into his three levels of traits of central, secondary and cardinal, a complex system that was all created by one man through his dedication and studies. Along with the traits the renowned theorist is also famous for the discovery of the motivation behind a person’s behavior that he categorizes as genotypes and phenotypes. Allport also began to diverge between the system of psychology through diverging between the motives that drive people and identified the reasoning’s behind these emotions. All of the ideas and influences that Allport brought about seemed to all be thanks to his specific ideas on the

A lot of his work transitioned over to the current time period and continue to grow and influence the way that we as humans view the human psyche. All those that follow Allport’s teachings have diverged with their own variation of the subject that will continue to grow independently. There are several different contributions to the topic of personality that includes heredity against the environment, Freedom against determinism and optimistic against pessimistic. All made through influential psychologists that include Raymond Cattell, Thomas Pettigre, Stanley Milgram, and many more some of which were students that were taught by Allport himself to take his world famous teachings and configure them to create an even greater impact. Allport’s contributions have made significant effects on the current time period through to the next generation by not only giving the new thoughts of personality but also through the belief that you can create your own