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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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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. Somatotypes personality theory






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






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






6. 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






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






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


9. Studied Type A personality






10. Cognitive prototype approach






11. Possessing both male and female qualities






12. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






13. 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






14. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






16. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






17. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






18. 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)






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






20. 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






21. 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)






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






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






29. Personality changes little after age 30






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






31. Only circumstances determine behavior






32. Critical of personality trait theory






33. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






34. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






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






37. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






38. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






39. 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






40. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






41. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






43. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






44. External and internal locus of control






45. 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






46. 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






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






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. Practice of examining head and skull shape to discern personality