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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Linked Type A personality to heart disease and other health problems






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






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






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






5. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






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






8. 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






9. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






10. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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)






17. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






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






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






27. External and internal locus of control






28. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






29. 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)






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






31. Possessing both male and female qualities






32. Hierarchy of needs






33. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






36. 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






37. Somatotypes personality theory






38. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






43. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






44. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






46. Studied Type A personality






47. Have a great need for arousal






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






49. 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)






50. Learned helplessness