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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Scrutiny of own behaviour - motivation to act appropriately rather than honestly - ability to mask true feelings






2. 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






3. Studied Type A personality






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. Uses large numbers of people to study commonalities of personality






6. 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






7. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






8. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






11. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






12. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






13. External and internal locus of control






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






15. Hierarchy of needs






16. 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






17. 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)






18. Cognitive prototype approach






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. Women are twice as likely as men to become depressed






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






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. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






24. 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






25. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






26. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






28. Critical of personality trait theory






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






30. Only circumstances determine behavior






31. 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-






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






33. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






36. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






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






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






40. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






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






44. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






45. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






46. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






48. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






49. Somatotypes personality theory






50. Possessing both male and female qualities