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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






3. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






4. 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)






5. 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)






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






7. Cognitive prototype approach






8. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






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






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






12. External and internal locus of control






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






14. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






15. 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)






16. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






17. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






27. Hierarchy of needs






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






29. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






30. Personality changes little after age 30






31. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






33. Critical of personality trait theory






34. 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






35. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






36. Studied Type A personality






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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


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






44. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






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






50. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual