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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 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)






2. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






3. Critical of personality trait theory






4. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






5. 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






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






7. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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


9. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






15. Somatotypes personality theory






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






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






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






19. 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)






20. Studied Type A personality






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






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






23. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






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






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






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






29. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






32. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






34. External and internal locus of control






35. 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






36. 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






37. Cognitive prototype approach






38. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






39. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






42. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






43. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






44. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






45. 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






46. 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)






47. 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






48. 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-






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






50. Hierarchy of needs