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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 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






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






3. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






5. Cognitive prototype approach






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






7. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






9. Somatotypes personality theory






10. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






11. Studied Type A personality






12. Only circumstances determine behavior






13. 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)






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






15. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






16. Learned helplessness






17. External and internal locus of control






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






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






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






21. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






22. 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-






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






24. Critical of personality trait theory






25. 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-






26. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






27. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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


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






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






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






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






33. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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. Have a great need for arousal






41. 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






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






43. Hierarchy of needs






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






45. 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)






46. 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






47. 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






48. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






50. 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)