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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






2. External and internal locus of control






3. 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)






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






5. Possessing both male and female qualities






6. Hierarchy of needs






7. 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-






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






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






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






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






12. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






13. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






15. 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






16. Have a great need for arousal






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






18. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






19. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






21. 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






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






23. Learned helplessness






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






25. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






27. Critical of personality trait theory






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






29. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






31. Studied Type A personality






32. 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)






33. 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






34. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






36. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






37. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






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






41. Cognitive prototype approach






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






43. 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






44. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






46. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






47. 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






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






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






50. 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