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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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-






2. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






4. Somatotypes personality theory






5. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






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






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






9. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






10. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






11. Only circumstances determine behavior






12. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






13. Hierarchy of needs






14. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






15. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






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






19. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






20. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






21. 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






22. 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)






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






24. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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


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






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






36. 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






37. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






44. 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






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






46. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






47. Critical of personality trait theory






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






49. Possessing both male and female qualities






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