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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. A state; temporary condition of being aware of how you are thinking - feeling or doing






2. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






4. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






7. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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






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






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






11. 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






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


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






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






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






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






17. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






19. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






25. Somatotypes personality theory






26. External and internal locus of control






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. Only circumstances determine behavior






29. 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






30. Have a great need for arousal






31. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






33. 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-






34. 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)






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






36. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






37. Personality changes little after age 30






38. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






40. 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






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






42. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






43. Learned helplessness






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






45. Cognitive prototype approach






46. 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-






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






48. Studied Type A personality






49. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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