Test your basic knowledge |

GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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-






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






3. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






4. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






5. 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






6. Personality changes little after age 30






7. 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






8. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






10. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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)






14. 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-






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






16. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






18. 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






19. 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






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


21. 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)






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






29. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






30. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






33. Possessing both male and female qualities






34. External and internal locus of control






35. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






36. Learned helplessness






37. 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)






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






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






40. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






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






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






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






45. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






46. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






47. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






48. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






49. 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






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