PERSONALITY
TRAIT THEORIES
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Psychoticism
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Extraversion
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Neuroticism
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Eysenck’s personality theory (1967, 1997) describes three broad personality factors. These are: extraversion–introversion. neuroticism–ego–stability.
Detailed explanation-2: -Within the personality field, Eysenck’s influential Big Three model defines three core personality traits: extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eysenck (1947) found that their behavior could be represented by two dimensions: Introversion / Extroversion (E); Neuroticism / Stability (N). Eysenck called these second-order personality traits. Each aspect of personality (extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism) can be traced back to a different biological cause.
Detailed explanation-4: -Psychoticism Page 12 These three basic dimensions refer to definite personality types i.e. introvert, extrovert, neurotic and psychotic. However, the term ‘type’ as applied by Eysenck stands clearly for dimensions along a scale with a low end and a high end for putting people at various points between the two extremes.