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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 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






2. 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-






3. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Hierarchy of needs






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






14. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






15. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






17. 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)






18. Have a great need for arousal






19. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






20. 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






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






22. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






23. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






25. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






26. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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


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






29. Allport; his version of the ego - believed it acted relatively consistently based on traits developed through experience






30. 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)






31. 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






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






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






34. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






35. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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. Ambiguous story cards - people project own 'needs'






38. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






40. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






41. Somatotypes personality theory






42. Critical of personality trait theory






43. External and internal locus of control






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. Learned helplessness






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






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






50. Cognitive prototype approach