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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






2. 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)






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






4. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






7. 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






8. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






10. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






11. 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)






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Only circumstances determine behavior






20. 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






21. Have a great need for arousal






22. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. External and internal locus of control






31. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






32. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






33. Cognitive prototype approach






34. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






35. Somatotypes personality theory






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






37. Hierarchy of needs






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






39. 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






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






41. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






43. 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






44. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






45. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






47. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






48. Personality changes little after age 30






49. 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






50. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior