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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Characterized by drive - competitiveness - aggressiveness - tension - hostility; found - most common in middle to upper class men






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






3. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






5. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






9. 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






10. Only circumstances determine behavior






11. Learned helplessness






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






13. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






15. 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)






16. 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






17. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






18. 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






19. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






22. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






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






25. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






28. 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)






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






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






35. Hierarchy of needs






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


37. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






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






41. 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-






42. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






44. 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






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






46. Studied Type A personality






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






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






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






50. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour