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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Possibility that a person may behave inconsistently - presents problems for labelling people as one internal disposition






2. 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






3. Critical of personality trait theory






4. 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






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






6. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






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


9. Have a great need for arousal






10. 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






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






12. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






13. Learned helplessness






14. 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)






15. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






16. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






17. Possessing both male and female qualities






18. 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






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






20. 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-






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






22. Personality changes little after age 30






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






32. Only circumstances determine behavior






33. 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)






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






39. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






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






43. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






44. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






45. 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-






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






47. Studied Type A personality






48. Hierarchy of needs






49. Somatotypes personality theory






50. External and internal locus of control