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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 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)






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






3. Personality changes little after age 30






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


5. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






7. 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






8. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






9. 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






10. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






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






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






14. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






15. External and internal locus of control






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






17. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






18. Cognitive prototype approach






19. 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-






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






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






22. Possessing both male and female qualities






23. 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






24. 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)






25. Learned helplessness






26. 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






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






28. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






29. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






30. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






31. Somatotypes personality theory






32. Hierarchy of needs






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






34. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






42. 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






43. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






48. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






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