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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






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






3. 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-






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






5. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






6. Hierarchy of needs






7. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






10. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






11. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






13. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






23. Learned helplessness






24. 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






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






26. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






27. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






28. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






29. 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)






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






31. 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






32. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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


34. Somatotypes personality theory






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






36. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






37. Studied Type A personality






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






39. 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






40. Critical of personality trait theory






41. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






44. 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-






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






46. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






48. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






49. 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






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