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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. 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






2. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






5. Studied Type A personality






6. 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






7. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






8. 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-






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






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






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






12. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






13. 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)






14. Possessing both male and female qualities






15. Somatotypes personality theory






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






25. Have a great need for arousal






26. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






27. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






28. External and internal locus of control






29. 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






30. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






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






34. 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-






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






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






37. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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


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






40. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






41. Critical of personality trait theory






42. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






43. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






44. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






50. 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