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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






2. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






3. 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






4. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






5. 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-






6. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






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






9. 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)






10. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






12. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






15. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






16. 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






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






18. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






19. 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-






20. 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






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






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






23. Only circumstances determine behavior






24. 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






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






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. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






30. Learned helplessness






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






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






33. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






35. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






36. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






37. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






38. External and internal locus of control






39. Somatotypes personality theory






40. 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






41. Personality changes little after age 30






42. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






44. 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






45. Have a great need for arousal






46. Studied Type A personality






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






48. 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)






49. 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






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