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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and California Personality Inventory (CPI)






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






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






4. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






9. 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)






10. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






15. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






16. 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






17. Cognitive prototype approach






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






19. 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






20. Personality changes little after age 30






21. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






22. Critical of personality trait theory






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






24. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






26. 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-






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






28. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






29. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






30. External and internal locus of control






31. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






33. Hierarchy of needs






34. Somatotypes personality theory






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






36. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






37. Studied Type A personality






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






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






40. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






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






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






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






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






47. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






49. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






50. Belief that one can effectively perform a task