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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Learned helplessness






2. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






3. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Only circumstances determine behavior






11. 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)






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






13. 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






14. External and internal locus of control






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






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






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






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


19. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






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






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






24. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






25. 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






26. 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






27. Cognitive prototype approach






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






29. 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)






30. 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-






31. 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)






32. Studied Type A personality






33. 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






34. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






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






37. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






38. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






39. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. Possessing both male and female qualities






44. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






46. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






48. Somatotypes personality theory






49. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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-