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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






4. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






5. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






7. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






8. External and internal locus of control






9. Studied Type A personality






10. 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-






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






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






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






14. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






15. 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






16. 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-






17. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






18. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Learned helplessness






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






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






26. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






27. Hierarchy of needs






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






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


30. Somatotypes personality theory






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






32. 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






33. Have a great need for arousal






34. 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






35. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






36. 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






37. 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)






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






39. Cognitive prototype approach






40. Personality changes little after age 30






41. 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






42. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






44. 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






45. Critical of personality trait theory






46. 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)






47. 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)






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






49. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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