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






3. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






4. 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)






5. 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






6. Personality changes little after age 30






7. External and internal locus of control






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






9. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. Studied Type A personality






16. Hierarchy of needs






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






18. Cognitive prototype approach






19. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






22. 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-






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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-






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






33. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






35. Learned helplessness






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






37. 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






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


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






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






41. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






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






44. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






45. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






46. Only circumstances determine behavior






47. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






49. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






50. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual