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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






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






5. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






7. 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






8. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






9. Possessing both male and female qualities






10. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






13. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






15. Learned helplessness






16. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






17. Only circumstances determine behavior






18. 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






19. 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)






20. 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-






21. Cognitive prototype approach






22. Somatotypes personality theory






23. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






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






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






28. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






29. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






31. 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






32. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






33. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






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


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






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






38. Personality changes little after age 30






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Critical of personality trait theory






49. 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)






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