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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






3. Studied Type A personality






4. 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)






5. Only circumstances determine behavior






6. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






9. 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






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






11. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






13. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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


15. 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)






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






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






18. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






20. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






21. Learned helplessness






22. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






24. External and internal locus of control






25. 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






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






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






28. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






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. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






34. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






36. 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






37. 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)






38. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






39. 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






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






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. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






43. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






45. 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-






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






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






48. 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






49. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






50. 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