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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






2. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






3. Learned helplessness






4. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






5. Personality changes little after age 30






6. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






9. 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-






10. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






12. Cognitive prototype approach






13. 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)






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






18. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






19. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






22. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






23. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






24. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






25. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






26. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






27. 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






28. Hierarchy of needs






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. Critical of personality trait theory






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






32. Have a great need for arousal






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






34. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






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






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






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






39. Possessing both male and female qualities






40. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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


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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Somatotypes personality theory






49. 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






50. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality