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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






2. Only circumstances determine behavior






3. Personality changes little after age 30






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






5. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Somatotypes personality theory






16. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






18. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






19. 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)






20. 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






21. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






23. External and internal locus of control






24. 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-






25. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






27. 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






28. 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-






29. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






30. 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






31. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






33. 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






34. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






35. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






36. Critical of personality trait theory






37. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






38. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






40. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






45. Have a great need for arousal






46. 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






47. Learned helplessness






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






49. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






50. 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)