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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






2. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






11. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






13. 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-






14. 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






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






16. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






19. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






20. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






21. Have a great need for arousal






22. Somatotypes personality theory






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






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






25. 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






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






28. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






30. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






31. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






32. External and internal locus of control






33. 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)






34. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






35. Possessing both male and female qualities






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


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






38. 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






39. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






40. 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






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






42. 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-






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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)






48. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






49. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






50. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour