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
2 most common forms of brain imaging techniques
- electroencephalography (EEG)
- functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
in eysenck’s theory of personality, psychoticism, neuroticism, and extraversion have both ____ and _____
- antecedents
- consequences
the antecedents of PEN are _____ and ____ whereas the consequences include such _____ and _____
- genetic
- biological
- experimental variables
- social behaviors
distal antecedents of personality
DNA (genetic personality determinants)
proximal antecedents of personality
limbic system arousal (biological intermediaries)
proximal consequences of personality (experimental studies)
- conditioning
- sensitivity
- vigilance
- perception
- memory
- reminiscence
distal consequences of personality (social behavior)
- sociability
- criminality
- creativity
- psychopathology
- sexual behavior
