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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. 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)






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






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






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






5. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






12. 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






13. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






14. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






16. Hierarchy of needs






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






18. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






20. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






22. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






25. Possessing both male and female qualities






26. Studied Type A personality






27. 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






28. 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






29. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






30. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






32. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. Personality changes little after age 30






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






38. 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)






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






40. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






41. 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






42. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






43. 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






44. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






47. 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






48. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






50. Somatotypes personality theory