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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. 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)






3. Studied Type A personality






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






5. 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






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






7. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






8. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






10. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






24. Possessing both male and female qualities






25. Have a great need for arousal






26. External and internal locus of control






27. 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)






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






29. 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






30. Hierarchy of needs






31. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






32. 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)






33. 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






34. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






35. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






36. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






39. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






49. Cognitive prototype approach






50. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive