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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






2. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






3. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






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






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






8. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






10. Somatotypes personality theory






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






12. 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






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






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


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






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






17. 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-






18. 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)






19. 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






20. Hierarchy of needs






21. 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-






22. 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






23. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






24. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






25. Studied Type A personality






26. 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






27. 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






28. Only circumstances determine behavior






29. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






30. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






43. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






44. 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






45. Cognitive prototype approach






46. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






49. 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)






50. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences