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GRE Psychology: Personality

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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. Cognitive prototype approach






3. Critical of personality trait theory






4. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






5. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






6. 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)






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






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






9. External and internal locus of control






10. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






19. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






20. Only circumstances determine behavior






21. Hierarchy of needs






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






36. 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)






37. Studied Type A personality






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






39. 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






40. 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






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


42. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






43. Have a great need for arousal






44. 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-






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






46. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






47. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






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






50. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations