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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






4. 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






5. Linked Type A personality to heart disease and other health problems






6. Cognitive prototype approach






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






8. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






10. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






11. Somatotypes personality theory






12. Learned helplessness






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


15. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






17. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






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






21. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






22. External and internal locus of control






23. Critical of personality trait theory






24. Possessing both male and female qualities






25. 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






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






27. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






28. 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






29. 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






30. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






31. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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)






46. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






48. 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






49. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






50. Only circumstances determine behavior