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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Critical of personality trait theory






2. Women are twice as likely as men to become depressed






3. The study of why people act the way that they do and why different people act differently






4. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






5. Superfactors - 5 dimensions that encompass all of personality; superordinate traits or facets; O-dimension (openness to experience - intellectual curiosity) - C-dimension (conscientiousness) - E-dimension (extroversion - enthusiasm) - A-dimension (ag






6. Somatotypes personality theory






7. Emphasized idiographic approach to personality theory - as opposed to nomothetic; conscious motives governed by proprium or propriate function; lexical approach (5000 possible traits) - determined trait hierarchy of cardinal - central - secondary tra






8. Self-defeating behaviour that allows one to dismiss or excuse failure






9. Originally dominated personality theory (Hippocrates) - many placed into type categories based on physical appearance; including using phrenology and somatotypes






10. Dispositional attribution; tendency for others to think actions are caused more by personality than situation (e.g. lie because he is a liar - not because of the situation)






11. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






12. Knowing you are worthwhile and in touch with strengths; 50% perceive selves accurately - 35% narcissistically






13. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






14. Have a great need for arousal






15. Used factor analysis to identify underlying traits of 2 personality-type dimensions (introversion-extraversion and stable-unstable [neuroticism]); - two dimensions formed a cross and four quadrants of phlegmatic - melancholic - choleric - sanguine






16. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






17. The disposition to view the world as full of power relationships - measured by the F-scale (Fascism scale); - these individuals are either highly domineering (if top dog of situation) or submissive (as if they are in presence of a more powerfulfigure






18. A trait; how often one generally becomes self-aware; very - if you pay a lot of attention to your self






19. Sheldon - Somatotypes' short - plump means pleasure-seeking - social






20. Uses large numbers of people to study commonalities of personality






21. Hierarchy of needs






22. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






23. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






24. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






25. Believing you are better than you are or look better than you do; unrealistic self-esteem






26. People often make assumptions about the dispositions of an individual based on the actions of that person






27. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






28. Possessing both male and female qualities






29. Used factor analysis in data reduction of Allport'S 5000 traits; identified 16 bipolar source traits (e.g. relaxed-tense) that seemed to underlie all; 16 personality factors tested in personality questionnaire






30. Androgynous individuals have higher self-esteem - lower anxiety - more adaptability than their highly masculine or feminine counterparts






31. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






32. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






33. At the top a cardinal trait (always consistent) - then central traits - then secondary traits (may conflict)






34. Fundamental attribution error; tendency for others to think actions are caused more by personality than situation (e.g. lie because he is a liar - not because of the situation)






35. Personality characteristic - causes one to view events as result of luck or fate; too much breeds helplessness






36. Found few sex differences existed that could not be explained by simple social learning; - most consistent difference that seems independent of social influence is that females have greater verbal ability and males have greater visual/spatial ability






37. Generally make people more self-aware; small mirror - not so self-aware since its common - large mirror - very self-aware since we see a view of ourselves as others see us






38. A state; temporary condition of being aware of how you are thinking - feeling or doing






39. Practice of examining head and skull shape to discern personality






40. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






41. External and internal locus of control






42. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






43. Characterized by drive - competitiveness - aggressiveness - tension - hostility; found - most common in middle to upper class men






44. Linked Type A personality to heart disease and other health problems






45. Shows heritability of personality about 40-50% - identical twins separated at birth; 'Jim' twins had wives and dogs with same name - and same habits; differences shows environmental impact






46. Learned helplessness






47. Personality changes little after age 30






48. Relatively stable characteristics of behavior that a person exhibits (trait is stable - state is more of temporary feeling or characteristics)






49. Experience can change people'S personalities; after a series of events one feels helpless or out of control - negative or pessimistic explanatory style develops; gives up in general - exhibits helpless disposition; countered with learned optimism






50. Suggested personality typology based on personal activity and social interest; ruling-dominant type (choleric; high-low) - getting-learning type (phlegmatic; low-high) - avoiding type (melancholic; low-low) - and socially useful type (sanguine; high-