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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






9. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






10. External and internal locus of control






11. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






13. 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






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






15. Have a great need for arousal






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






17. 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)






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






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






20. Only circumstances determine behavior






21. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






23. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






24. 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)






25. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






26. Somatotypes personality theory






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






32. Hierarchy of needs






33. 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






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






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






36. Possessing both male and female qualities






37. 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)






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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-






42. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






44. Learned helplessness






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






46. Cognitive prototype approach






47. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






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