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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. 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






2. 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-






3. 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)






4. Hierarchy of needs






5. 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






6. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






7. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






8. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






9. Somatotypes personality theory






10. 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)






11. Cognitive prototype approach






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






13. 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-






14. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






15. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






16. 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






17. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Critical of personality trait theory






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






24. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






25. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






26. Learned helplessness






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






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






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






30. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






31. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






33. 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)






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






35. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






36. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






38. Have a great need for arousal






39. Studied Type A personality






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Personality changes little after age 30






46. 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






47. Possessing both male and female qualities






48. 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






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






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