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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Suggested females shun masculine-type successes not because of fear or failure or lack of interest - but they fear success and its negative repercussions (i.e. resentment and rejection)






2. External and internal locus of control






3. Possessing both male and female qualities






4. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






6. To show personality traits exist in a person - show person exhibits those traits in a variety of situations; cognitive behaviour (e.g. formulation of and attention to prototypes) is examined in social situations; - consistency of behaviour is result






7. Studied Type A personality






8. 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






9. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






10. 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






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






12. Many argue that there is no true gender differences - children are reinforced for stereotypical behaviors - prevailing pov -> interactionist






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






14. Sheldon; personality based on body types - three physiques and corresponding personality types: endomorph - mesomorph - ectomorph


15. 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)






16. 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






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. Personality changes little after age 30






19. Ambiguous story cards - people project own 'needs'






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






21. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






22. Cognitive prototype approach






23. 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






24. 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)






25. Somatotypes personality theory






26. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






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






29. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






30. Scrutiny of own behaviour - motivation to act appropriately rather than honestly - ability to mask true feelings






31. Have a great need for arousal






32. 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






33. Found interaction between gender and social status - how easily an individual might be influenced






34. Personality characteristic - causes one to view events as outcome of own actions; too much breeds self-blame






35. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






36. Criticized trait and type theories that both assume behaviour is stable across situations and people fail to take circumstances into account; - studies show that people often act different in different situations; consistency paradox






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






38. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






39. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






40. In the forefront -a combination of stable - internal factors and situations






41. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and California Personality Inventory (CPI)






42. Critical of personality trait theory






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






44. 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






45. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






46. 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






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






48. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






49. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






50. Possibility that a person may behave inconsistently - presents problems for labelling people as one internal disposition