One of Gordon Allport’s important concepts included functional autonomy. Functional autonomy is “where people begin a behavior, such as reading, because they have to, but continue the habit later because it has become enjoyable” (Grand Canyon University, 2015). Additionally, I do think that Allport’s concept of functional autonomy has its truths behind it. Specifically, an instance in my life where functional autonomy presented itself was when I was a child and I did not like to read. I did not understand why people liked it when there was television. My thoughts changed when I was given a book to read in school. After that book, I could not stop reading from there. Today, I continue to read and it is something I enjoy doing in my free time.
