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Chapter 14
Personality
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/12/2011

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traits
Definition
relatively enduring predispositions that influence our behaviours across many situations
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nomothetic approach
Definition
approach to personality that focuses on identifying general laws that govern the behaviour of all individuals
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idiographic approach
Definition
approach to personality that focuses on identifying the unique configuration of characteristics and life history experiences within a person
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molecular genetic studies
Definition
investigations that allow researchers to pinpoint genes associated with specific personality traits
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somatogenic
Definition
physiologically caused
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catharsis
Definition
feeling of relief following a dramatic outpouring of emotion
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psychogenic
Definition
psychologically caused
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psychoanalytic theory
Definition
Freud's theory of the mind
Id
Ego
Superego
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psychic determinism
Definition
the assumption that all psychological events have a cause
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id
Definition
reservoir of our emotional primitive impulses, including sex and aggression
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pleasure principle
Definition
tendency of the id to strive for immediate gratification
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ego
Definition
as the psych's principal decision maker,it caters to the id's demands
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reality principle
Definition
tendency of the ego to postpone gratification until it cam find an appropriate outlet
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superego
Definition
our sense of morality
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defense mechanisms
Definition
unconscious manoeuvres intended to minimize anxiety
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repression
Definition
motivated forgetting of emotionally threatening memories or impulses
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denial
Definition
motivated forgetting of distressing external experiences
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regression
Definition
the act of returning psychologically to a younger age
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reaction-formation
Definition
transformation of an anxiety-provoking emotion into its opposite
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projection
Definition
unconscious attribution of our negative characteristics to others
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displacement
Definition
directing an impulse from a socially unaccepted target onto a safer and more socially accepted target
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rationalization
Definition
providing a reasonable-sounding explanation for unreasonable behaviours or failures
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intellectualization
Definition
avoiding emotions associated with anxiety-provoking experiences by focusing on abstract and impersonal thoughts
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sublimation
Definition
transforming a socially unacceptable impulse into an admired goal
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Defense mechanisms (List)
Definition
Repression
Denial
Regression
Reaction-formation
Projection
Displacement
Rationalization
Intellectualization
Sublimation
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erogenous zone
Definition
sexually arousing zone of the body
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Freud's stages of psychosexual development
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Oral
Anal
Phallic
Latency
Genital
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oral stage
Definition
psychosexual stage that focuses on the mouth
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psychosexual stage that focuses on toilet training
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phallic stage
Definition
psychosexual stage that focuses on the genitals
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Oedipus complex
Definition
conflict during phallic stage in which boys supposedly love their mothers romantically and want to eliminate their fathers as rivals
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Electra complex
Definition
conflict during phallic stage in which girls supposedly love their fathers romantically and want to eliminate their mothers as rivals
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penis envy
Definition
supposed desire of girls to possess a penis
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latency stage
Definition
psychosexual stage in which sexual impulses are submerged into the unconscious
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genital stage
Definition
psychosexual stage in which sexual impulses awaken and typically begin to mature into romantic attraction towards others
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neo-Freudian theories
Definition
theories derived from Freud's model, but that places less emphasis on sexuality as a driving force in personality and were more optimistic regarding the prospects for long-term personality growth
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style of life
Definition
according to Adler, each person's distinctive way of achieving superiority
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inferiority complex
Definition
feelings of low self-esteem that can lead to overcompensation for such feelings
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collective unconscious
Definition
according to Jung, our shared storehouse of memories that ancestors have passed down to us across generations
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archetypes
Definition
cross-culturally universal emotional symbols
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object relations theorists
Definition
followers of Freud who emphasized children's mental representations of others
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social learning theorists
Definition
theorists who emphasized thinking as a cause of personality
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locus of control
Definition
extent to which people believe that reinforcers and punishers lie inside or outside their control
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self-actualization
Definition
drive to develop our innate potential to the fullest possible extent
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conditions of worth
Definition
according to rogers, expectations we place on ourselves for appropriate and inappropriate behaviour
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incongruence
Definition
inconsistency between our personalities and innate dispositions
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peak experiences
Definition
transcendent moments of intense excitement and tranquility marked by a profound sense of connection to the world
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factor analysis
Definition
statistical technique that analyzes the correlations among responses on personality inventories and other measures
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Big Five + What are they
Definition
five traits that have surfaced repeatedly in factor analysis of personality measures

Extraversion
Neuroticism
Conscientiousness
Agreeableness
Openness to Experience
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lexical approach
Definition
approach proposing that the most crucial features of personality are embedded in our language
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structured personality tests
Definition
paper-and-pencil tests consisting of questions that respondents answer in one of a few fixed ways
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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
Definition
widely used structured test designed to assess symptoms of mental disorders
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empirical (data-based) method of test construction
Definition
approach to building tests in which researchers begin with two or more criterion groups, and examine which items best distinguish them
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face validity
Definition
extent to which respondents can tell what the items are measuring
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rational/theoretical method of test construction
Definition
appraoch to building tests that requires test developers to begin with a clear-cut conceptualization of a trait and then write items to assess that conceptualization
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projective tests
Definition
tests consisting of ambiguous stimuli that examinees must interpret or make sense of
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projective hypothesis
Definition
hypothesis that is the process of interpreting stimuli, examinees project aspects of their personality onto the stimulus
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Rorschach Inkblot test
Definition
projective test consisting of 10 symmetrical inkblots
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incremental validity
Definition
extent to which a test contributes information beyond other, more easily collected, measures
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Thematic Apprehension Test (TAT)
Definition
projective test requiring examinees to tell a story in response to ambiguous pictures
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graphology
Definition
psychological interpretation of handwriting
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P.T Barnum effect
Definition
tendency of people to accept high base rate descriptions as accurate
-like all of that astrology crap (horoscopes)
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