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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






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






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. 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






5. 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)






6. Only circumstances determine behavior






7. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






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






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






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






11. Possessing both male and female qualities






12. 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






13. Somatotypes personality theory






14. Have a great need for arousal






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Studies androgyny; created Bem Sex Role Inventory






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






21. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






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






23. 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






24. 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)






25. 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






26. 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






27. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






28. 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-






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






30. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






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






32. External and internal locus of control






33. Cognitive prototype approach






34. 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






35. Critical of personality trait theory






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






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






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






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






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






41. Personality changes little after age 30






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






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






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






45. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






46. People who emphasize internal determinants of behavior






47. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






48. Learned helplessness






49. 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)






50. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations