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  2. Hans Eysenck - Wikipedia

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    Hans Jürgen Eysenck [1] (/ ˈ aɪ z ɛ ŋ k / EYE-zenk; 4 March 1916 – 4 September 1997) was a German-born British psychologist. He is best remembered for his work on intelligence and personality , although he worked on other issues in psychology.

  3. Reinforcement sensitivity theory - Wikipedia

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    Gray's biopsychological theory of personality was informed by his earlier studies with Mowrer on reward, punishment, and motivation and Hans Eysenck's study of the biology of personality traits. [8] Eysenck linked Extraversion to activation of the ascending reticular activating system, an area of the brain which regulates sleep and arousal ...

  4. Psychoticism - Wikipedia

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    Psychoticism is believed to be associated with levels of dopamine. [4] Other biological correlates of psychoticism include low conditionability and low levels of monoamine oxidase; beta-hydroxylase, cortisol, norepinephrine in cerebrospinal fluid also appear relevant to psychoticism level.

  5. Two-factor models of personality - Wikipedia

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    By pairing the two dimensions, Eysenck noted how the results were similar to the four ancient temperaments. High N, High E = Choleric; High N, Low E = Melancholy (also called "Melancholic") Low N, High E = Sanguine; Low N, Low E = Phlegmatic; He later added a third dimension, psychoticism, resulting in his "P-E-N" three factor model of personality.

  6. Trait theory - Wikipedia

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    Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, (EPQ) ("the three-factor model"). Using factor analysis Hans Eysenck suggested that personality is reducible to three major traits: neuroticism, extraversion, and psychoticism. [6] Big Five personality traits, ("the five-factor model"). Many psychologists currently believe that five factors are sufficient ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Decline and Fall of the Freudian Empire - Wikipedia

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    Decline and Fall of the Freudian Empire (1985; second edition 2004) is a book by the psychologist Hans Eysenck, in which the author criticizes Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. Eysenck argues that psychoanalysis is unscientific. The book received both positive and negative reviews.

  9. Biological basis of personality - Wikipedia

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    Eysenck's three-factor model of personality was a causal theory of personality based on activation of reticular formation and limbic system. The reticular formation is a region in the brainstem that is involved in mediating arousal and consciousness. The limbic system is involved in mediating emotion, behavior, motivation, and long-term memory.