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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






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






3. 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






4. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. External and internal locus of control






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






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






11. Have a great need for arousal






12. Personality changes little after age 30






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






14. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






30. Possessing both male and female qualities






31. Studied Type A personality






32. 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)






33. 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






34. Hierarchy of needs






35. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






37. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






38. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






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






41. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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


43. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






45. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






46. Critical of personality trait theory






47. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






49. 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)






50. Learned helplessness