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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Studied Type A personality






2. 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






3. Have a great need for arousal






4. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






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






7. 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-






8. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






10. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. 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)






21. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






22. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






25. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






26. 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






27. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






28. 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






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






30. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






33. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






34. Hierarchy of needs






35. 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-






36. Somatotypes personality theory






37. Learned helplessness






38. 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)






39. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






41. 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






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






43. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






44. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






45. External and internal locus of control






46. Cognitive prototype approach






47. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






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






50. Cognitive training against learned helplessness