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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Scrutiny of own behaviour - motivation to act appropriately rather than honestly - ability to mask true feelings






2. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






3. 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)






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






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






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






7. 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-






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






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






10. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






11. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






12. Critical of personality trait theory






13. Somatotypes personality theory






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






15. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






16. External and internal locus of control






17. 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






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






19. Have a great need for arousal






20. 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






21. 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






22. Personality changes little after age 30






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






30. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






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






32. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






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


34. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






36. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






37. 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)






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






43. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






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






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






46. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






47. Only circumstances determine behavior






48. Learned helplessness






49. 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-






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