Allport used Jenny's letters to support his view that personality
A)is the result of preconscious psychodynamic conflicts.
B)can be determined through handwriting analysis.
C)can best be understood through nomothetic laws.
D)is limited to directly observable behavior.
E)should be studied from the individual's point of view.

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Allport believed that personality should be studied from the individual's point of view, also known as idiographic approach. Allport used Jenny's letters as an example of how individual experiences and traits contribute to personality. This contrasts with a nomothetic approach, which seeks to establish general laws that apply to everyone.

Allport Used Jenny's Letters to Support His View That Personality