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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






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






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






6. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






7. Have a great need for arousal






8. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






9. Hierarchy of needs






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






11. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






14. 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






15. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






16. 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






17. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






18. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






19. 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)






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






21. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






24. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






26. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






27. Learned helplessness






28. Studied Type A personality






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






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. 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






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






33. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






34. Personality changes little after age 30






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






36. 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-






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






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






39. 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)






40. 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






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






42. External and internal locus of control






43. Possessing both male and female qualities






44. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






45. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






46. Somatotypes personality theory






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists