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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Relatively stable characteristics of behavior that a person exhibits (trait is stable - state is more of temporary feeling or characteristics)






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






3. Possessing both male and female qualities






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. Hierarchy of needs






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






12. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






14. External and internal locus of control






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






16. 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






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






18. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






19. Personality changes little after age 30






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






21. 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-






22. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






24. 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-






25. Have a great need for arousal






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






27. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






28. Critical of personality trait theory






29. Studied Type A personality






30. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






33. Cognitive prototype approach






34. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






36. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






39. 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






40. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. Learned helplessness






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






46. Somatotypes personality theory






47. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






48. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






49. 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






50. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences