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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






4. Cognitive prototype approach






5. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Studied Type A personality






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. Learned helplessness






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






14. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






15. 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-






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






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. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






20. Critical of personality trait theory






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






27. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






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






30. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






31. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






33. 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)






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






35. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






36. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






37. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






39. Somatotypes personality theory






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






41. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






43. Hierarchy of needs






44. 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






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






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






47. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






48. 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






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






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