Test your basic knowledge |

GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






2. 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






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






4. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






6. 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)






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






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






9. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






10. 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






11. Cognitive prototype approach






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






13. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






14. Somatotypes personality theory






15. 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






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






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






18. 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-






19. Hierarchy of needs






20. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






21. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






22. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






23. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






25. Learned helplessness






26. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






27. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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


35. 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






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






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






38. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






41. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






44. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






46. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






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






49. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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