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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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)






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






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


10. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






12. 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)






13. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






14. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






15. 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






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






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






18. 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-






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. External and internal locus of control






24. Critical of personality trait theory






25. 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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






31. Only circumstances determine behavior






32. 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






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






34. Hierarchy of needs






35. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






37. 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)






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






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






40. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






41. 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






42. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






44. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






45. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






47. Somatotypes personality theory






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






49. 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






50. Studied Type A personality