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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






2. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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


4. 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)






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






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






7. 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)






8. 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






9. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






12. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






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






15. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






19. Only circumstances determine behavior






20. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






21. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






23. Somatotypes personality theory






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






25. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






26. Learned helplessness






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






28. External and internal locus of control






29. 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






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






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






32. Personality changes little after age 30






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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)






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






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






41. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






42. 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






43. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






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






47. 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-






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






50. Studied Type A personality