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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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)






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






11. Have a great need for arousal






12. 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-






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






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






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






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






18. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






20. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






21. Cognitive prototype approach






22. 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






23. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






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


27. Hierarchy of needs






28. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






29. Possessing both male and female qualities






30. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






31. 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






32. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






35. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






37. Somatotypes personality theory






38. Studied Type A personality






39. Only circumstances determine behavior






40. Critical of personality trait theory






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






42. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






43. 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






44. 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)






45. 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






46. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






49. 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)






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