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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Many argue that there is no true gender differences - children are reinforced for stereotypical behaviors - prevailing pov -> interactionist






2. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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


4. Possessing both male and female qualities






5. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






7. 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






8. Hierarchy of needs






9. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






11. Cognitive prototype approach






12. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






13. 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)






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






15. 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)






16. 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-






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






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






19. 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)






20. 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






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






22. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






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






25. Personality changes little after age 30






26. Learned helplessness






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






28. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






29. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






31. 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






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






33. External and internal locus of control






34. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






35. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






36. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






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






39. Critical of personality trait theory






40. 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






41. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






42. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






43. Have a great need for arousal






44. 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






45. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






46. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






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






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