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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Self-defeating behaviour that allows one to dismiss or excuse failure






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






3. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






4. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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. Women are twice as likely as men to become depressed






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


8. 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






9. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






10. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






11. 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






12. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






13. Studied Type A personality






14. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






15. Hierarchy of needs






16. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






17. 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






18. 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)






19. External and internal locus of control






20. Somatotypes personality theory






21. 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






22. Critical of personality trait theory






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






24. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






26. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






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






29. 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-






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






35. 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-






36. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






37. 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






38. 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)






39. Have a great need for arousal






40. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






43. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






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






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. Personality changes little after age 30






49. 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)






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