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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Have a great need for arousal






2. 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






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






4. Studied Type A personality






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






16. 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






17. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






19. Learned helplessness






20. 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-






21. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






22. 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






23. Somatotypes personality theory






24. 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






25. Only circumstances determine behavior






26. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






28. External and internal locus of control






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






30. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






31. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






33. Personality changes little after age 30






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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)






41. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






42. 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)






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






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






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






46. Critical of personality trait theory






47. 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






48. Hierarchy of needs






49. 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






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