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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Sheldon - Somatotypes' short - plump means pleasure-seeking - social






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






7. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






8. 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






9. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






10. Cognitive prototype approach






11. 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-






12. 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






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






14. Hierarchy of needs






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






16. 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-






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






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






19. 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)






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






21. 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






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






23. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






24. Learned helplessness






25. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






26. Sheldon; personality based on body types - three physiques and corresponding personality types: endomorph - mesomorph - ectomorph


27. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






29. Have a great need for arousal






30. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






31. Only circumstances determine behavior






32. Personality changes little after age 30






33. 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)






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






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






36. Studied Type A personality






37. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






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






41. Critical of personality trait theory






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






43. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






44. 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






45. 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






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. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






49. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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