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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






2. Critical of personality trait theory






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






4. Cognitive prototype approach






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






6. 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






7. External and internal locus of control






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






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






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






11. Personality changes little after age 30






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






13. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






15. 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-






16. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






18. 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)






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






20. 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






21. Somatotypes personality theory






22. Studied Type A personality






23. 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)






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






25. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






26. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






27. 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)






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






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






30. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






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






34. Hierarchy of needs






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






42. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






43. 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






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


45. 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-






46. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






48. Have a great need for arousal






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






50. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality