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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






2. External and internal locus of control






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






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






5. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






6. Possessing both male and female qualities






7. 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






8. 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-






9. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






10. Learned helplessness






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






12. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






15. Only circumstances determine behavior






16. Have a great need for arousal






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






18. 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






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






20. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






21. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






22. 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






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






24. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






25. Critical of personality trait theory






26. Hierarchy of needs






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






28. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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. 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






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






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. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






34. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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. Studied Type A personality






39. 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)






40. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






43. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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)






49. Personality changes little after age 30






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