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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Personality characteristic - causes one to view events as outcome of own actions; too much breeds self-blame






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






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






4. Cognitive prototype approach






5. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






6. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






7. 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-






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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-






11. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






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






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






16. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






19. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






20. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






21. Only circumstances determine behavior






22. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






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


25. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






26. 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






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






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






29. 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)






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Possessing both male and female qualities






37. Critical of personality trait theory






38. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






40. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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)






45. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






50. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality