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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Androgynous individuals have higher self-esteem - lower anxiety - more adaptability than their highly masculine or feminine counterparts






2. 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






3. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






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






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






8. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






9. External and internal locus of control






10. 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)






11. Personality changes little after age 30






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






16. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






17. 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






18. 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






19. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. Somatotypes personality theory






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






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






26. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






27. Studied Type A personality






28. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






29. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






31. Learned helplessness






32. 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






33. 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






34. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






42. 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-






43. Critical of personality trait theory






44. Cognitive prototype approach






45. 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






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






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






48. 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)






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






50. Hierarchy of needs






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