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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. 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






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






3. 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






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


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. 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






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






8. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






16. 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)






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






18. 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)






19. Cognitive prototype approach






20. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






21. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






22. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






23. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






25. Studied Type A personality






26. Have a great need for arousal






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






28. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






36. 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






37. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






38. Learned helplessness






39. 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






40. Critical of personality trait theory






41. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






42. External and internal locus of control






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






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






45. 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-






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






47. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






48. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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