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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






2. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






5. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






6. 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






7. 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)






8. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






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






12. 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)






13. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






14. 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






15. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






16. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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


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






20. Hierarchy of needs






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






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






23. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. 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)






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






29. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. External and internal locus of control






36. 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-






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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-






40. 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






41. Somatotypes personality theory






42. Have a great need for arousal






43. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






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. Cognitive prototype approach






47. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






49. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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