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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






2. Cognitive prototype approach






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






4. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






5. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






6. 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






7. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






9. 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)






10. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






11. 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






12. Possessing both male and female qualities






13. Somatotypes personality theory






14. 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)






15. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






19. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






20. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






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






24. 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-






25. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






26. 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






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






28. 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-






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






30. 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)






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






32. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Learned helplessness






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






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. Studied Type A personality






44. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






46. Hierarchy of needs






47. Personality changes little after age 30






48. Have a great need for arousal






49. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






50. 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