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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






2. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






4. Possessing both male and female qualities






5. 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






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






7. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






8. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






11. 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






12. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






19. 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






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






21. 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)






22. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






24. 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






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






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


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






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






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






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






31. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






32. External and internal locus of control






33. 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






34. 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)






35. 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)






36. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






39. Studied Type A personality






40. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






42. 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-






43. Somatotypes personality theory






44. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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