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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. 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)






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






3. Studied Type A personality






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






5. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






7. 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






8. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






9. 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)






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






11. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






12. 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






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






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


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






17. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






18. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






19. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






21. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






22. 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






23. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






24. 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






25. 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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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)






32. 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






33. External and internal locus of control






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






35. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






36. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






39. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






41. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






42. Learned helplessness






43. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






44. 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






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






46. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






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






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