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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Self-defeating behaviour that allows one to dismiss or excuse failure






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






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






4. Learned helplessness






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






6. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






7. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






10. 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






11. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






12. 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)






13. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






16. Possessing both male and female qualities






17. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






18. 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-






19. Somatotypes personality theory






20. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






21. 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






22. 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






23. Personality changes little after age 30






24. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






25. 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)






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. 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)






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. Studied Type A personality






32. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






34. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






37. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






39. Have a great need for arousal






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


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






43. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






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






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






48. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






50. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)