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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






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






3. Studied Type A personality






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






5. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






7. 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-






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






14. 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)






15. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






17. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






18. 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)






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






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






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






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






23. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






24. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






27. Have a great need for arousal






28. 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






29. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






30. 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






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

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32. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






34. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






35. 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






36. Hierarchy of needs






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






38. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






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






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






43. Somatotypes personality theory






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






45. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






46. 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)






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






48. Critical of personality trait theory






49. 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






50. 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