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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Characterized by drive - competitiveness - aggressiveness - tension - hostility; found - most common in middle to upper class men






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






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






4. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






5. Only circumstances determine behavior






6. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






8. 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






9. Studied Type A personality






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






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






12. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






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






14. Possessing both male and female qualities






15. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






16. 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






17. 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)






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






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






20. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






21. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






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






23. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






24. 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






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






26. Hierarchy of needs






27. 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






28. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






31. 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






32. Personality changes little after age 30






33. Critical of personality trait theory






34. 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)






35. 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






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






37. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






39. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






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






43. Cognitive prototype approach






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






45. Learned helplessness






46. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






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






49. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






50. 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