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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






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






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






5. 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)






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






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






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






9. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






15. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






16. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






17. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






18. Cognitive prototype approach






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






20. 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)






21. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






22. Critical of personality trait theory






23. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






24. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






25. 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






26. Studied Type A personality






27. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






28. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






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






31. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






32. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






43. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






44. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






45. Hierarchy of needs






46. 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






47. 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






48. Somatotypes personality theory






49. 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






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