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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






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






3. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






4. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






5. 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






6. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






13. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






16. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






18. 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






19. Cognitive prototype approach






20. 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






21. 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)






22. Learned helplessness






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






24. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






25. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






26. 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)






27. Have a great need for arousal






28. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






29. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






30. Practice of examining head and skull shape to discern personality






31. 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-






32. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






33. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






34. 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






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. Women are twice as likely as men to become depressed






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






38. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






39. 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






40. 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)






41. 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






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






43. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Hierarchy of needs






50. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences