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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






8. Somatotypes personality theory






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






10. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






12. Cognitive prototype approach






13. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






15. 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






16. 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-






17. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






20. Have a great need for arousal






21. 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






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






23. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






26. 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






27. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






29. 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






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






31. Hierarchy of needs






32. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






34. Studied Type A personality






35. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






36. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






37. Only circumstances determine behavior






38. External and internal locus of control






39. 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






40. 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)






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






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






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

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44. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






46. Learned helplessness






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists