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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Scrutiny of own behaviour - motivation to act appropriately rather than honestly - ability to mask true feelings






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


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






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






5. 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






6. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






7. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






8. Possessing both male and female qualities






9. 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






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






12. 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






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






14. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






16. External and internal locus of control






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






18. 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






19. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






20. 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-






21. Learned helplessness






22. Critical of personality trait theory






23. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






26. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






27. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






28. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






29. Cognitive prototype approach






30. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






31. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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)






37. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






38. 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






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






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






41. Somatotypes personality theory






42. 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)






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






49. 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)






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