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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






2. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






3. Somatotypes personality theory






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






5. 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






6. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






7. Personality changes little after age 30






8. Learned helplessness






9. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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


11. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






12. 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)






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






14. External and internal locus of control






15. 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






16. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






18. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






19. 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






20. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






22. 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






23. Studied Type A personality






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






25. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






38. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






39. 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






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






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






42. 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-






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






44. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






46. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






48. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






49. Cognitive prototype approach






50. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour