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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Characterized by drive - competitiveness - aggressiveness - tension - hostility; found - most common in middle to upper class men






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






3. 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-






4. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






6. Somatotypes personality theory






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. External and internal locus of control






9. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






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






13. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






15. Personality changes little after age 30






16. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






17. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






18. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






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






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


23. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






26. 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






27. 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)






28. 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






29. 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-






30. 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






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






32. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






36. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






38. Hierarchy of needs






39. 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)






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






41. Studied Type A personality






42. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






43. 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)






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. Learned helplessness






46. 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






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






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






49. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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