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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






4. Hierarchy of needs






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






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






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


8. 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)






9. External and internal locus of control






10. Only circumstances determine behavior






11. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






14. 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






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






17. 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






18. Personality changes little after age 30






19. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






20. 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






21. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






24. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






33. Possessing both male and female qualities






34. 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






35. Cognitive prototype approach






36. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






37. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






38. Have a great need for arousal






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






44. 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






45. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






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






48. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






50. 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