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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






2. External and internal locus of control






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






4. Learned helplessness






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






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






8. 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)






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






10. 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






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






12. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






20. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






21. Cognitive prototype approach






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






23. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






24. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






25. 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)






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


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






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






29. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






31. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






32. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






33. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






34. Personality changes little after age 30






35. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






37. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






40. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. Somatotypes personality theory






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






49. Critical of personality trait theory






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