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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






2. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






3. External and internal locus of control






4. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






5. Cognitive prototype approach






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


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






8. Critical of personality trait theory






9. 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






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






12. 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-






13. Possessing both male and female qualities






14. 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






15. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






16. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






17. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






19. Somatotypes personality theory






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






26. 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






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






28. Hierarchy of needs






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






30. 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






31. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






32. 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






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






34. Only circumstances determine behavior






35. 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






36. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






38. 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






39. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






41. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






42. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






45. 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)






46. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






49. 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-






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