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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






2. Somatotypes personality theory






3. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






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






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






7. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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. 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)






11. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






13. 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)






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


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






16. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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)






23. Learned helplessness






24. 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






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






26. Hierarchy of needs






27. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






29. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






32. 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






33. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






34. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






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






37. 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






38. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






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






41. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






42. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






43. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






44. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






45. Have a great need for arousal






46. Studied Type A personality






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






48. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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