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GRE Psychology: Personality

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






2. Somatotypes personality theory






3. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






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






7. 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)






8. 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






9. 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)






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






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






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






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


14. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






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






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






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






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






25. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






26. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






27. Hierarchy of needs






28. 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)






29. 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






30. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






31. 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






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






33. Have a great need for arousal






34. 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






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






36. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






37. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






41. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






42. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






43. Critical of personality trait theory






44. 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-






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






46. Studied Type A personality






47. 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






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






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






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