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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






2. 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-






3. 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






4. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






7. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






8. 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)






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. 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






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






13. 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






14. 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)






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






16. Only circumstances determine behavior






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






18. 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






19. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






20. 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)






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


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






23. 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






24. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






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






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






27. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






30. Learned helplessness






31. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






32. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






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






34. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics






35. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






36. Possessing both male and female qualities






37. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






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






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






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






43. Somatotypes personality theory






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






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






46. Have a great need for arousal






47. 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-






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






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






50. Cognitive prototype approach