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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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)






8. 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)






9. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






10. External and internal locus of control






11. 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






12. 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






13. Studied Type A personality






14. Possessing both male and female qualities






15. 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






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






17. 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)






18. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






19. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






22. Learned helplessness






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






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






25. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






28. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






29. Personality changes little after age 30






30. 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






31. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






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






34. Somatotypes personality theory






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






36. 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






37. Cognitive prototype approach






38. 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-






39. Critical of personality trait theory






40. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






41. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






42. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






45. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






46. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






47. 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






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






49. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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