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Correlations between Psychometric Measures and Psychophysiological as Well as Experimental Variables in Studies on Extraversion and Neuroticism

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Book cover Explorations in Temperament

Part of the book series: Perspectives on Individual Differences ((PIDF))

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Extraversion/Introversion (E/I) and Neuroticism (N) are the two “great” dimensions for the description of individual differences in temperament. Corresponding factors can be found—with varying emphases—in the theoretical systems by Guilford, Cattell, and Eysenck. They also hold a central position in the discussion on the Norman (1963) five-factor-model (Costa & McCrae, 1988; McCrae & Costa, 1987). Several monographs dealing with Extraversion/Introversion and Neuroticism have been published (e. g., Eysenck, 1971, a, b; 1973; Eysenck & Eysenck, 1985; Morris, 1979) and scarcely a textbook fails to devote special sections to it. The reasons for this are the relative invariance in the extraction of these dimensions in factor analyses on the one hand and the fairly high validity of E/I and N test scores in predicting peer ratings for both dimensions on the other hand (e. g., Amelang & Borkenau, 1982; Costa & McCrae, 1988).

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Amelang, M., Ullwer, U. (1991). Correlations between Psychometric Measures and Psychophysiological as Well as Experimental Variables in Studies on Extraversion and Neuroticism. In: Strelau, J., Angleitner, A. (eds) Explorations in Temperament. Perspectives on Individual Differences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0643-4_18

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