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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. In the forefront -a combination of stable - internal factors and situations






2. Personality changes little after age 30






3. 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)






4. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






5. 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)






6. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






11. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






12. 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






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






14. Learned helplessness






15. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






16. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. women'S success at 'male' tasks attributed to luck - - while men'S success attributed to skill; Suggesting - gender is a social construct that colours interpretations; - women attribute successes to luck more than men indicating they have lower self-






25. Somatotypes personality theory






26. 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






27. 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)






28. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






29. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






30. Hierarchy of needs






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


32. Studied Type A personality






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






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






35. 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






36. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






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






40. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






41. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






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






45. Have a great need for arousal






46. 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






47. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






49. 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






50. Belief that one can effectively perform a task