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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






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






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






5. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






6. Critical of personality trait theory






7. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






8. 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






9. External and internal locus of control






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






11. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






12. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






13. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






15. 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)






16. 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-






17. 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






18. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






21. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






22. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






24. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






27. Studied Type A personality






28. Somatotypes personality theory






29. 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






30. 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-






31. Hierarchy of needs






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






40. 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)






41. 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)






42. 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






43. Only circumstances determine behavior






44. 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






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






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


47. 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






48. Have a great need for arousal






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






50. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations