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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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-






2. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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


8. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






9. Only circumstances determine behavior






10. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






11. Have a great need for arousal






12. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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)






18. External and internal locus of control






19. Somatotypes personality theory






20. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






22. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






25. Personality changes little after age 30






26. Studied Type A personality






27. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






29. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






31. 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






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






33. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






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






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






38. 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-






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






40. Cognitive prototype approach






41. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






43. 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






44. Learned helplessness






45. Critical of personality trait theory






46. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






49. 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






50. Possessing both male and female qualities






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