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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 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-






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






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






4. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






5. Have a great need for arousal






6. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






8. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






9. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






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






12. 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-






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






14. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






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






18. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






19. 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






20. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






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






23. Hierarchy of needs






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






25. 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






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






27. Cognitive prototype approach






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






29. 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






30. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






32. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






33. 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






34. Somatotypes personality theory






35. 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)






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






46. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






47. External and internal locus of control






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






49. Studied Type A personality






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