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The primary problem in the psychology of becoming is to account for the transformation by which the unsocialized infant becomes an adult with structured loves, hates, loyalties, and interests, capable of taking his place in a complexly ordered society.
Gordon W. Allport
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"The primary problem in the psychology of becoming is to account for the transformation by which the unsocialized infant becomes an adult with structured loves, hates, loyalties, and interests, capable of taking his place in a complexly ordered society."
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The primary problem in the psychology of becoming is to account for the transformation by which the unsocialized infant becomes an adult with structured loves, hates, loyalties, and interests, capable of taking his place in a complexly ordered society. — Gordon W. Allport

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Gordon W. Allport was a Psychologist from United States (1897–1967).

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This quote is attributed to Gordon W. Allport, a Psychologist from United States.
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Gordon W. Allport lived from 1897 – 1967.
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