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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






2. Have a great need for arousal






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






4. Cognitive prototype approach






5. External and internal locus of control






6. Somatotypes personality theory






7. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






9. Critical of personality trait theory






10. 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






11. 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






12. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






14. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






15. Learned helplessness






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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


25. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






33. 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






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






35. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






36. Studied Type A personality






37. 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






38. 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






39. Only circumstances determine behavior






40. 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






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






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






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






44. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






45. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






46. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






48. 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






49. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






50. 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)