Eysenck Flashcards
theory of eysenck
biologically based trait theory
biologically based trait theory is similar with
5-factor trait theory
acc to biologically based trait theory, individual differences in people’s personalities were ____, and not merely ____, aspects of personality
- biological
- psychological
evidences for the biological basis of personality
- temperament (conception)
- hereditary influences
- areas of the brain that are most active during tasks
dimensions of personality
- extraversion
- neuroticism
- psychoticism
physiological condition that is largely inherited rather than learned
cortical arousal level
cortical arousal level is the ____ cause of differences between extraverts and intraverts
primary
characteristics of _____ are:
- sociability and impulsiveness
- jocularity
- liveliness
- quick-wittedness
- optimism
extraverts
extraverts have a ____ level of cortical arousal than introverts
lower
people who score high on neuroticism often have a tendency to ______ emotionally and to have difficulty returning to a normal state after emotional arousal
overreact
suggests that some people are vulnerable to illness because they have either a genetic or an acquired weakness that predisposes them to an illness
diathesis-stress model
characteristics of high ___ scorers:
- egocentric
- cold
- nonconforming
- impulsive
- hostile
- aggressive
- suspicious
- psychopathic
- antisocial
P (psychoticism)
biologically-based tendency to behave in particular ways from very early in life
temperament
extent to which a characteristic is influenced by genetics
heritability
biological aspects of personality are assessed during ________
brain imaging techniques
