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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






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






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






4. 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






5. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






6. Hierarchy of needs






7. 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






8. 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






9. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






11. 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-






12. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






15. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






16. 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






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






18. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






20. 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






21. Learned helplessness






22. Have a great need for arousal






23. Studied Type A personality






24. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






25. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






27. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






29. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






30. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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)






36. 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-






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






38. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






41. Only circumstances determine behavior






42. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






43. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. External and internal locus of control






49. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






50. 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)