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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. 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)






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


11. 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)






12. Personality changes little after age 30






13. Possessing both male and female qualities






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






18. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






19. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






21. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






22. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






23. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






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






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






27. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






28. 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-






29. Learned helplessness






30. Somatotypes personality theory






31. 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






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






33. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






35. 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






36. Have a great need for arousal






37. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






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






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






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






48. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






50. External and internal locus of control