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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






2. 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)






3. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






11. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






13. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






14. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






16. Personality changes little after age 30






17. 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






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






19. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






20. 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






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






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






24. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






25. 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






26. Cognitive prototype approach






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






28. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






29. Somatotypes personality theory






30. 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






31. 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






32. Hierarchy of needs






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






34. 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-






35. 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-






36. 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






37. Have a great need for arousal






38. Studied Type A personality






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






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






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






42. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






43. 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






44. External and internal locus of control






45. Critical of personality trait theory






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






47. 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)






48. 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






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






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