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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






2. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






3. Cognitive prototype approach






4. 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)






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






6. 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






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






8. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






10. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






11. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






14. Hierarchy of needs






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


16. 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






17. 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-






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






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






20. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






21. 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






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






23. Critical of personality trait theory






24. Studied Type A personality






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






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






28. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






29. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






30. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






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






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






34. Possessing both male and female qualities






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






39. External and internal locus of control






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






41. 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-






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






43. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






44. Learned helplessness






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






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






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






48. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






49. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






50. 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