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GRE Psychology: Personality

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1. Personal constructs determine personality and behaviour






2. 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)






3. 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-






4. Belief that one can effectively perform a task






5. 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






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






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. 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






9. Muscular - athletic means energetic - aggressive






10. Cognitive prototype approach






11. Picking all possible traits out of dictionary






12. 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)






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






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






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






16. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. Have a great need for arousal






22. External and internal locus of control






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






24. Skinny - fragile means inhibited - intellectual






25. Possessing both male and female qualities






26. 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






27. Cognitive training against learned helplessness






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






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






30. Somatotypes personality theory






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






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






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






34. Conscious ideas about the self - others and situations






35. 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






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


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






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. Learned helplessness






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






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






44. Organized categorization systems - by statistical techniques for personality






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. Focuses on individual'S unique self and experiences






49. Only circumstances determine behavior






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