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GRE Psychology: Personality

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


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






3. Cognitive prototype approach






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






12. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






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






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






17. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






19. Critical of personality trait theory






20. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






23. 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)






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






25. Have a great need for arousal






26. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






28. 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






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






30. Hierarchy of needs






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






32. 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-






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






34. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






35. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






37. 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)






38. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






39. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






40. 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-






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






42. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






43. External and internal locus of control






44. 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






45. Studied Type A personality






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Possessing both male and female qualities