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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






4. 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






5. Cognitive prototype approach






6. 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)






7. 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






8. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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


10. 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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






22. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






23. Only circumstances determine behavior






24. 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-






25. Studied Type A personality






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






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






28. 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)






29. 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






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






31. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






34. 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






35. Have a great need for arousal






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






37. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






39. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






40. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






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






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






45. Learned helplessness






46. Hierarchy of needs






47. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






49. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






50. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences