PSYCH 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Psychoticism, Extraversion And Introversion, Tenseness
15 Jan 2019
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Eysencks pen theory: have to see personality as hierarchal organized. Factor: intercorrelated trait values, high on a series of traits and low on others. First dimension factor: extraversion --> introversion, extraversion, high in extroversion means they are also high in things like . See one end as good and one end as bad, however from his view there is no good or bad you can be healthy either ways. In north america preferred is extraversion but in other cultures (eastern) they prefer intro. Irrationality, emotionality: the extremes at any continuum are where the problems arise. Z axis: psychoticism --> ego control, psychoticism, most are low on this dimension, rare, aggressiveness, coldness, egocentricity, impulsivity, antisociality, unemphatic, tough- mindedness, creativity. Stable extrovert: sanguine, high in emotional stability and extraversion: neurotic extrovert: choleric. Stable introvert: phlegmatic: neurotic introvert: melancholic, on right track because his model explained how we got to these traits.
