Gordon Allport's definition of personality states that personality is "a dynamic organization." By this, he means that
A) there is a lot of energy associated with personality.
B) there is an organization of mental structures and processes that is constantly changing at random over time.
C) dynamic theories such as Freud's psychoanalytic theory are essentially correct but should include more emphasis on the true organization of personality.
D) each person has a collection of unique, key qualities.
E) behavior is a function of past reward and punishment.
D
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