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GRE Psychology: Personality

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. 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






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






3. 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






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






5. Possessing both male and female qualities






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






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






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






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






12. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






13. 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)






14. Somatotypes personality theory






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






16. 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






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. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






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






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






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






22. 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






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. External and internal locus of control






25. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






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






27. Have a great need for arousal






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






29. 1) dispositionist 2) situationist 3) interactionists






30. 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)






31. Tendency to agree with and accept provided personality interpretations






32. 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






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






34. Critical of personality trait theory






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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-






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






39. Personality changes little after age 30






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


41. 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)






42. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






43. 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-






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






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






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






47. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






48. Cognitive prototype approach






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






50. Capture individual'S unique - defining characteristics