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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. 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






2. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






3. 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)






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






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






6. Learned helplessness






7. 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






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






9. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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


11. Personality changes little after age 30






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






13. Possessing both male and female qualities






14. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






16. 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






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






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






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






21. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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. 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-






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






25. 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






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






27. Studied Type A personality






28. External and internal locus of control






29. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






31. Cognitive prototype approach






32. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






33. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






34. Have a great need for arousal






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






36. Critical of personality trait theory






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






38. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






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






41. 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-






42. 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






43. Hierarchy of needs






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






45. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






46. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






48. 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






49. 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)






50. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality