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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






2. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






4. Only circumstances determine behavior






5. Possessing both male and female qualities






6. 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-






7. 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






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






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






10. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






12. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






13. 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






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






16. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






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






19. 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






20. Somatotypes personality theory






21. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






24. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






26. Hierarchy of needs






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






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






29. Learned helplessness






30. Personality changes little after age 30






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






32. 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






33. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






34. 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






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






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






43. Studied Type A personality






44. Critical of personality trait theory






45. 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






46. women'S success at 'male' tasks attributed to luck - - while men'S success attributed to skill; Suggesting - gender is a social construct that colours interpretations; - women attribute successes to luck more than men indicating they have lower self-






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






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






49. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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