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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






2. 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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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)






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






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






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






11. External and internal locus of control






12. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






13. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






14. Hierarchy of needs






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






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






17. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






18. Learned helplessness






19. Studied Type A personality






20. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






23. 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






24. 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)






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






26. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






27. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






28. Critical of personality trait theory






29. 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






30. Personality changes little after age 30






31. 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






32. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Have a great need for arousal






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






39. 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






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






41. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






42. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






44. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






46. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






47. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






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


50. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary