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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






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






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






5. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






7. 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






8. Studied Type A personality






9. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






10. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






12. 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)






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






18. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






19. 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






20. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






27. 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






28. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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-






38. 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)






39. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






42. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






43. Somatotypes personality theory






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






45. 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






46. Learned helplessness






47. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






48. Have a great need for arousal






49. 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-






50. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive