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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Personality characteristic - causes one to view events as result of luck or fate; too much breeds helplessness






2. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






3. External and internal locus of control






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






5. Critical of personality trait theory






6. 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






7. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






8. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






10. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






11. 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






12. Hierarchy of needs






13. 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-






14. 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






15. Cognitive prototype approach






16. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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


18. 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)






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






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






21. Only circumstances determine behavior






22. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






24. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. Possessing both male and female qualities






30. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






32. Have a great need for arousal






33. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






35. 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-






36. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






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






47. 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






48. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






49. 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)






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