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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Self-defeating behaviour that allows one to dismiss or excuse failure






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






3. 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






4. Learned helplessness






5. External and internal locus of control






6. 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






7. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






8. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






9. Personality changes little after age 30






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






11. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






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






14. Hierarchy of needs






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. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






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






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






20. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Studied Type A personality






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






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






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






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






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






32. Possessing both male and female qualities






33. Have a great need for arousal






34. 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-






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


36. Only circumstances determine behavior






37. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






38. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






39. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






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






47. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






49. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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