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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






9. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






11. 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-






12. 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)






13. 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






14. Hierarchy of needs






15. 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-






16. Cognitive prototype approach






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






18. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






19. 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






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






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






22. Somatotypes personality theory






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






24. Learned helplessness






25. 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






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






27. 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)






28. Knowing you are worthwhile and in touch with strengths; 50% perceive selves accurately - 35% narcissistically






29. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






31. External and internal locus of control






32. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






34. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






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






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


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






39. 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)






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






41. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






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






44. Have a great need for arousal






45. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






46. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






48. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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