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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. At the top a cardinal trait (always consistent) - then central traits - then secondary traits (may conflict)






2. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






3. 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-






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






5. Cognitive prototype approach






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






7. Studied Type A personality






8. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






18. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






19. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






20. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






21. 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






22. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






23. Only circumstances determine behavior






24. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






25. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






26. 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






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






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






29. Critical of personality trait theory






30. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






31. 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






32. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. Somatotypes personality theory






39. 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






40. Learned helplessness






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






42. 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)






43. 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)






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






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






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






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






48. Personality changes little after age 30






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






50. External and internal locus of control