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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. 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






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






3. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






4. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






5. Learned helplessness






6. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






8. 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






9. Hierarchy of needs






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






17. Personality changes little after age 30






18. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






19. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






21. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






26. 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)






27. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






33. Possessing both male and female qualities






34. Critical of personality trait theory






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






36. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






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






40. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






41. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






42. 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






43. Have a great need for arousal






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






45. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






46. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






47. 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






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






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






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