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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Knowing you are worthwhile and in touch with strengths; 50% perceive selves accurately - 35% narcissistically






2. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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


5. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






6. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






9. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






10. 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






11. Somatotypes personality theory






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






17. Only circumstances determine behavior






18. 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






19. Learned helplessness






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






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






22. 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






23. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






24. Possessing both male and female qualities






25. 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






26. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






27. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






28. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






30. 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






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






32. 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-






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






34. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






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






38. Personality changes little after age 30






39. Critical of personality trait theory






40. 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






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






42. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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. Studied Type A personality






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






49. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






50. 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)