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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. 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






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






3. Have a great need for arousal






4. External and internal locus of control






5. 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-






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






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






8. Learned helplessness






9. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






10. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






11. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






13. Only circumstances determine behavior






14. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






15. Cognitive prototype approach






16. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






17. 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






18. Critical of personality trait theory






19. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






20. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






21. 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






22. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






25. 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






26. Somatotypes personality theory






27. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






28. 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)






29. Studied Type A personality






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






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






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






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






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






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. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






38. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






39. 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






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






41. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






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. 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






47. Personality changes little after age 30






48. 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






49. 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-






50. 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