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trait
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a characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act, as assessed by self-report inventories and peer reports.
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personality inventory
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a questionnaire on which people respond to items designed to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviors; used to assess selected personality traits
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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
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the most widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests. Originally developed to identify emotional disorders, this test is now used for many other screening purposes.
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empirically derived test
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a test developed by testing a pool of items and then selecting those that discriminate between groups
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social-cognitive perspective
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views behavior as influenced by the interaction between people's traits (including their thinking) and their social context.
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reciprocal determinism
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the interacting influences of behavior, internal cognition, and environment
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personal control
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the extent to which people perceive control over their environment rather than feeling helpless.
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external locus of control
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the perception that chance or outside forces beyond your personal control determine your fate.
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internal locus of control
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the perception that you control your own fate.
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leaned helplessness
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the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events.
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positive psychology
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the scientific study of optimal human functioning; aims to discover and promote strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.
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self
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in contemporary psychology, assumed to be the center of personality, the organizer of our thoughts, feelings, and actions.
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spotlight effect
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overestimating others' noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders. (as if we presume a spotlight shines on us)
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self-esteem
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one's feelings of high or low self-worth.
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self-serving bias
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a readiness to perceive oneself favorably.
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