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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Cognitive prototype approach






2. 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






3. 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-






4. External and internal locus of control






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






6. Hierarchy of needs






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






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






9. 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






10. Learned helplessness






11. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






12. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






13. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






14. 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






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






16. Somatotypes personality theory






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






18. Studied Type A personality






19. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






20. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






22. 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)






23. 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






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






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






26. Personality changes little after age 30






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






28. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






29. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






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






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






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. Practice of examining head and skull shape to discern personality






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






37. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






38. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






39. 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)






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






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






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


44. 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






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






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






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






48. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






49. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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