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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 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)






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






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






4. Possessing both male and female qualities






5. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






6. 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)






7. Studied Type A personality






8. 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)






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






10. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






12. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






13. 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






14. External and internal locus of control






15. 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






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






17. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






18. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






19. 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






20. Learned helplessness






21. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






22. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






23. 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-






24. 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-






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






26. Cognitive prototype approach






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






28. Somatotypes personality theory






29. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






38. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






39. Only circumstances determine behavior






40. Have a great need for arousal






41. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. Hierarchy of needs






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






49. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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