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Final - Personality Theories
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
12/11/2008

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Hofstede IBM study
Definition
-power distance
-uncertainty avoidance
-individualism/collectivism
-masculinity
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Carl Roger's humanistic psychotherapy method: stages
Definition
-nondirective (only listens)
-client-centered (minimizes influence)
-personal-centered ("genuine encounter")
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Self-Discrepancy Theory (Higgins)
Definition
-ideal-real = dejection
-ought-real = agitation/anxiety
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Attachment Styles
Definition
Infants -> Adults
-secure -> secure
-anxious/resistant-> preoccupied/ambivalent
-anxious/avoidant -> dismissing/avoidant
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Heritability equation
Definition
(MZr - DZr) * 2
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Power Distance countries
Definition
Mexico and India highest, US middle, Israel and Scandanavia low
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Uncertainty Avoidance cultures
Definition
Japan and Mediterranean = high
Scandanvia = low
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Masculinity
Definition
Latin America, Greece, Japan = high
Portugal and Scandanavia = low
US = pretty high
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Individualism
Definition
US, Europe = high
East/South Asia, Middle East, Africa = low
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Openness + cultural dimensions
Definition
high invidiualism, masculinity
low power distance
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Conscientiousness + cultural dimensions
Definition
high in power distance
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Extraversion + cultural dimensions
Definition
high in individualism, power distance
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Agreeableness + cultural dimensions
Definition
Low in mascculinity, uncertainty avoidance
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Neuroticism + cultural dimensions
Definition
high masculinity, uncertainty avoidance
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Findings of bilingualism/biculturalism personality tests
Definition
Higher in English than Spanish on Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness; Higher in Spanish on neuroticism, same in openness
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Self-Description differences in cultures
Definition
trait- vs. situation-based descriptors
attitudes vs. activities
referencing others
independent vs. interdependent
self-enhancing vs. self-effacing
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positive or negative self-regard studies
Definition
US reports of being above average, more likely to report positive traits and strengths
Japanese reported being average or below, used more negative terms / Rosenberg self-esteem scale
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implicit self-evaluations / self-esteem empirical evidence
Definition
- jersey # experiment (preferred # that was just implicity flashed with their name)
- IAT pleasant and me condition
- baseball strikeouts
- increased after self-esteem was threatened
- GPAs /graduate schools
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self-awareness empirical evidence
Definition
- harsh criticism made pple avoid mirror more than mild criticism
- German texts, helping others, regulating emotions all improved in presence of mirror
- more emotional salience/arousal (men in room with mirror and nude photos more aroused)
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social anxiety and self-awareness
Definition
extreme social anxiety linked with self-awareness (didn't notice who they were talking to)
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Turkish words study, chickens listening to music, illustrate this theory:
Definition
mere repeated exposure
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habituation empirical evidence (habituation always works!)
Definition
-marriae increases happiness slightly, divorce and widowing cause more unhappiness/take longer to recover
-unemployment, disability permanently affect happiness (challenge self-worth more)
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Bandura's Triadic Model of Reciprocal Determinism
Definition
Overt behavior <-> environmental influences <-> personal factors (beliefs, expectancies, self-perceptions
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Bobo doll study
Definition
kids are particularly likely to imitate models of same gender (identification)
Even w/o rewards, kids imitated model
Term
Self-efficacy increased by...
Definition
mastery experiences
vicarious experiences
social persuasion
physical and emotional states
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Theories of intelligence
Definition
Fixed entity/judgment goals
Incremental/development goals
[the latter improved students' performance, incremental view of emotion in relationship produced healthier relationships]
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Henry Murray's 3 TAT needs
Definition
achievement
power
intimacy
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TAT response evidence
Definition
-high in achievement: influences behavior in need-relevant conditions
-high in power: domestic violence, leadership
-intimacy: smile more, write more letters
-pple more likely to recall autobiographical memories with the same theme as their score
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Long-term correlation of needs/motives
Definition
high achievement and intimacy scores predicited positive L data/life adjustment
Term
complementary behaviors associated with...
mimicry of...
Definition
liking
power behaviors
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circumplex model of affect: dimensions, what can't be placed
Definition
dimensions = activating-deactivating, pleasant-unpleasant
can't be placed = pride, shame, guilt, love (interpersonal emotions)
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emotional granularity
Definition
lumping emotions together or not
-valience focus = greater sensitivity to facial expressions, arousal cues
-arousal focus = interoceptively sensitive, heartbeat detection
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emotions are (4 things):
Definition
automatic
multicomponential
regulated
construed by individuals
Term
positive and negative emotions as we age
Definition
frequency/intensity of positive emotions declines slightly, neg. emotions decline significantly (overall emotional balance more positive)
Term
neuoriticism as we age
Definition
with each year/generation, Americans experience more negative emotions
Term
socio-emotional selectivity theory
Definition
maximizing expected positive social emotions, because of awareness of transitions/little time left (can be manipulated in lab to prove this)
Term
CAPS
Definition
cognitive affective personality styles (Mischel)
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5 CAPS variables
Definition
1) cognitive and behavioral construction competencies (IQ, capabilities)
2) encoding strategies and personal constructs
3) subjective stimulus values (expectancies)
4) Self-regulatory systems and plans
5) Affect
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basic goals
Definition
life tasks, personal projects, current concerns, personal strivings
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basic needs
Definition
achievement, power, intimacy OR
enjoyment, self-assertion, esteem, interpersonal success, avoidance of negative affect
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goals (interpersonal?) circumplex
Definition
self-transcendence vs. physical self, extrinsic vs. intrinsic
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punishment outcomes
Definition
start some behaviors
maintain some behaviors
prevent some behaviors
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punishment: ways to apply
Definition
allow available alternatives
be clear about behavioral and situational contingents
be consistent and immediate
condition secondary punishing stimuli
avoid mixed messages
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happiness
Definition
fairly stable across time and situations, set point? Effects of extraversion and neuroticism, habituation, adaptive, improves immune function and physical health, makes you more effective in many domains
Term
universal values
Definition
Two dimensions of universal values: openness to change vs. conservatism, self-transcendence vs. self-enhancement (power, achievement, hedonism, stimulation, self-direction, understanding, benevolence, tradition, conformity, security)
Term
thinking
Definition
East Asians may think more holistically than Westerners, integrating more points of view in context (Japanese remembered whole context of an image/scene more than Americans did). Asian Americans may be disrupted by trying to talk at the same time as think
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BII
Definition
bicultural identity integration
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emics and etics
Definition
emics = universal
etics = particular to culture
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chinese big five
Definition
social orientation, competence, expressiveness, self-control, optimism
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