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  2. Eysenck Personality Questionnaire - Wikipedia

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    In psychology, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) is a questionnaire to assess the personality traits of a person. It was devised by psychologists Hans Jürgen Eysenck and Sybil B. G. Eysenck. [1] Hans Eysenck's theory is based primarily on physiology and genetics. Although he was a behaviorist who considered learned habits of great ...

  3. Mannerism - Wikipedia

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    The definition of Mannerism, and the phases within it, continues to be the subject of debate among art historians. Northern or Antwerp Mannerism predates and is distinct from Italian Mannerism. Antwerp during its 16th-century boom produced a style that was the last phase of Early Netherlandish painting with Early Renaissance elements.

  4. List of art movements - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of art movements in alphabetical order. These terms, helpful for curricula or anthologies , evolved over time to group artists who are often loosely related. Some of these movements were defined by the members themselves, while other terms emerged decades or centuries after the periods in question.

  5. Glossary of comics terminology - Wikipedia

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    [4] [48] [49] Others again define it as a book with a square-bound spine, even if it is a collection of short strips. [50] Still others have used the term to distance their work from the negative connotations the terms "comic" or "comic book" have for the public, or to give their work an elevated air.

  6. Temperance (virtue) - Wikipedia

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    There are two words in ancient Greek that have been translated to "temperance" in English. The first, sôphrosune, largely meant "self-restraint".The other, enkrateia ', was a word coined during the time of Aristotle, to mean "control over oneself", or "self-discipline".

  7. Temperament - Wikipedia

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    For example, a child with a high regularity rating may want to eat at 2 p.m. every day, whereas a child lower on the regularity scale may eat at sporadic times throughout the day. Initial reaction: also known as approach or withdrawal. This refers to how the child responds (whether positively or negatively) to new people or environments.

  8. Shrew (stock character) - Wikipedia

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    A common central theme of such literature and folktales is the often forceful "taming" of shrewish wives by their husbands. [2] Arising in folklore, in which community story-telling can have functions of moral censorship or suasion, it has served to affirm traditional values and moral authority regarding polarised gender roles, and to address social unease about female behavior in marriage.

  9. Graphic arts - Wikipedia

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    Graphic art mostly includes calligraphy, photography, painting, typography, computer graphics, and bindery. It also encompasses drawn plans and layouts for interior and architectural designs. [1] In museum parlance "works on paper" is a common term, covering the various types of traditional fine art graphic art.