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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Sheldon; personality based on body types - three physiques and corresponding personality types: endomorph - mesomorph - ectomorph


2. 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






3. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






4. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






5. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






8. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






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






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






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. 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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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-






18. Somatotypes personality theory






19. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






21. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






22. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






24. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






25. Learned helplessness






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. Only circumstances determine behavior






32. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






33. 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-






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






35. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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. Critical of personality trait theory






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. Studied Type A personality






40. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






41. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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)






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