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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. A trait; how often one generally becomes self-aware; very - if you pay a lot of attention to your self






2. Studied Type A personality






3. External and internal locus of control






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






11. 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)






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






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






14. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






15. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






16. Only circumstances determine behavior






17. 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-






18. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






19. 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






20. 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






21. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






22. Learned helplessness






23. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






24. 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)






25. 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-






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






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






28. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






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






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






33. Have a great need for arousal






34. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






36. 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






37. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






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






40. 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






41. Somatotypes personality theory






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






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






44. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






45. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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