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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. 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)






2. Only circumstances determine behavior






3. 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






4. 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






5. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






6. 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-






7. 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






8. Hierarchy of needs






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






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






11. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






12. Studied Type A personality






13. External and internal locus of control






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






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






16. 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






17. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






19. 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






20. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






21. Personality changes little after age 30






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






23. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






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






26. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






27. Somatotypes personality theory






28. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






29. Have a great need for arousal






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






31. 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)






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






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






37. Learned helplessness






38. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






40. Critical of personality trait theory






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






42. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






44. 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






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






46. 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-






47. Possessing both male and female qualities






48. 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






49. 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






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