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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Ambiguous story cards - people project own 'needs'






2. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






3. 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)






4. Cognitive prototype approach






5. Learned helplessness






6. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






7. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






8. 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






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






11. Personality changes little after age 30






12. Critical of personality trait theory






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






14. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






15. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






16. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






18. Studied Type A personality






19. 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






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






21. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






23. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






25. 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






26. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






27. 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






28. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






29. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






31. 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-






32. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






33. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






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


36. 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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






42. Hierarchy of needs






43. 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)






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






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






46. 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






47. External and internal locus of control






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






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






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