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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






8. 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)






9. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






11. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






12. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






14. External and internal locus of control






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Hierarchy of needs






20. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






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






23. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






25. Have a great need for arousal






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






27. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






28. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






29. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






30. Critical of personality trait theory






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






35. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






37. 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)






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






39. 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






40. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






42. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






43. Learned helplessness






44. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






45. 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






46. Personality changes little after age 30






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. Cognitive prototype approach