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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Women are twice as likely as men to become depressed






2. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






4. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






6. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






8. Studied Type A personality






9. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






10. 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






11. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






12. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






13. 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






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


15. Critical of personality trait theory






16. Have a great need for arousal






17. Learned helplessness






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






19. 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






20. 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-






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






22. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






24. 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






25. 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






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. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






29. 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-






30. Personality changes little after age 30






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






32. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






34. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






35. Hierarchy of needs






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






37. Somatotypes personality theory






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






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






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






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






42. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






44. 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)






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






46. External and internal locus of control






47. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






48. 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)






49. 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






50. 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