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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 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






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


3. Somatotypes personality theory






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






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






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






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






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






9. Learned helplessness






10. Have a great need for arousal






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






12. Only circumstances determine behavior






13. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






14. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






15. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






16. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






18. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






20. Studied Type A personality






21. Personality changes little after age 30






22. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






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






25. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






26. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






27. Cognitive prototype approach






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






29. External and internal locus of control






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






31. Hierarchy of needs






32. 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






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






34. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






35. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






40. 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






41. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






42. 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






43. Critical of personality trait theory






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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-






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






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






50. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior