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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






2. 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






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






4. Critical of personality trait theory






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






6. 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-






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. Studied Type A personality






13. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






15. Learned helplessness






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






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






18. 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






19. 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)






20. External and internal locus of control






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






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






23. Cognitive prototype approach






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






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






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






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






28. Have a great need for arousal






29. 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)






30. 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






31. 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






32. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






33. 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






34. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






35. Somatotypes personality theory






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






37. Personality changes little after age 30






38. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






39. 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-






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






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






42. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






44. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






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






47. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






48. 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






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






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