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Andres, Nicole
Suarez, Charlemagne
Hans Eysenck
Born in Germany, 1916
Father: Eduard Eysenck (actor and
singer)
Mother: Helga Molander (silent film
star)
Parents divorced while Eysenck was
young
Pursued a career in physics and
astronomy in France and completed
his PhD in England at the University
of London
After the WWII he returned to the
University of London where his long
career produced 79 books and more
than 1000 journal articles (Farley,
2000)
Hans Eysenck
Criticized the effectiveness of pyschotherapy, believing
that individual differences in intelligence are largely
inherited.
Extraversion - Introversion
Psychoticism
Neuroticism
The Structure of Personality
The Structure of Personality
Specific Response Level consists of
specific behavior/response to a stimuli
Habitual Response consistent response
to a stimuli
Trait Level -
Supertrait Level Extraversion-
Introversion, Neuroticism)
The Structure of Personality
The Structure of Personality
Extraverts are prototypically:
Outgoing
Impulsive
Uninhibited
Having many social contacts
Frequently taking part in group activities
Sociable
Likes parties
Has many friends
Needs to have people to talk to
Does not like reading/studying by himself
The Structure of Personality
Introverts are ideally:
Egocentric
Aggressive
Impersonal
Cold
Lacking in empathy
Impulsive
Lacking in care for others
Unconcerned about the rights and welfare of
others (Eysenck, 1982, p. 11)
Temperament and Personality
Temperament and Personality
Three Temperament Temparament
Dimensions: Easy Difficult Slow-to-
Emotionality intensity warm-up
- Readily - Very - Tend to be
of emotional reactions adapts emotional withdrawn
Activity a persons (cries a
lot)
general level of energy
- Very - Low activity
Sociability a general participative level
tendency to affiliate and
interact with others
Temperament and Personality
Gender Differences in Temperament:
Ex.
Children with short attention span or are
easily distracted may have difficulty
completing tasks presented to them.
Cerebral Asymmetry
- difference between activities in right
hemisphere and left hemisphere
References
Personality by Jerry M. Burger
http://allpsych.com/personalitysynopsis/eysenck.html
http://ukpmc.ac.uk/abstract/MED/14066934/reload=0;jsess
ionid=9w0aO8yREmUdRGdQmXLP.8
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-
professor-hans-eysenck-1238119.html
http://www.temperament.com/students.html