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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 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-






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






3. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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


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






7. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






8. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. Hierarchy of needs






13. 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






14. External and internal locus of control






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Only circumstances determine behavior






20. 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-






21. Learned helplessness






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






23. 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)






24. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






25. 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)






26. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. Somatotypes personality theory






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






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






36. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






37. Critical of personality trait theory






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






39. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






41. Studied Type A personality






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






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






44. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. Personality changes little after age 30






49. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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