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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Relatively stable characteristics of behavior that a person exhibits (trait is stable - state is more of temporary feeling or characteristics)






2. 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






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






4. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






5. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






6. Learned helplessness






7. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






10. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






12. 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






13. Cognitive prototype approach






14. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






15. Have a great need for arousal






16. 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






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






18. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






19. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






20. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






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






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






24. 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-






25. 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






26. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






28. Hierarchy of needs






29. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






31. 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)






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






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






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






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






36. Only circumstances determine behavior






37. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






38. 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)






39. Personality changes little after age 30






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. External and internal locus of control






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






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






46. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






48. Possessing both male and female qualities






49. Studied Type A personality






50. Critical of personality trait theory