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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. 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)






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






3. Hierarchy of needs






4. 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-






5. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






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






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






10. Possessing both male and female qualities






11. 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






12. 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






13. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






20. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






21. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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


23. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






24. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. 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)






32. Learned helplessness






33. 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






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






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






36. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






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






39. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






41. 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






42. 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-






43. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






45. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






46. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






49. Have a great need for arousal






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