TY - JOUR
T1 - Extraversion and neuroticism
T2 - Investigation of resting electrodermal activity
AU - Buckingham, Robert
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Australian Journal of Psychology. ISSNs: 0004-9530;
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - In the same year that Eysenck (1967) published his biological account of extraversion, Claridge (1967) identified several problems with the theory. In addressing issues raised by Claridge, Robinson (1996) has detailed a promising modification to Eysenck's theory. Drawing on Robinson's theory it was hypothesised that differences in resting electrodermal activity would contrast extraverted-neurotics (low arousal) and introverted-neurotics (high arousal). The EPQ was used to identify four extreme groups of female participants: extraverted-stable (n=16), extraverted-neurotic (n=15), introverted-stable (n=8) and introverted-neurotic (n=16). EDA measures of SCL and NS-SCR were collected during two rest periods. Planned contrasts between the extraverted-neurotic and introverted-neurotic groups provided support for Robinson's theory on SCL but not NS-SCR. It was argued that the results for NS-SCR frequency could be accommodated by Robinson's theory if NS-SCR was conceptualised as a measure of cortical reactivity to unspecified stimuli rather than as a measure of tonic arousal.
AB - In the same year that Eysenck (1967) published his biological account of extraversion, Claridge (1967) identified several problems with the theory. In addressing issues raised by Claridge, Robinson (1996) has detailed a promising modification to Eysenck's theory. Drawing on Robinson's theory it was hypothesised that differences in resting electrodermal activity would contrast extraverted-neurotics (low arousal) and introverted-neurotics (high arousal). The EPQ was used to identify four extreme groups of female participants: extraverted-stable (n=16), extraverted-neurotic (n=15), introverted-stable (n=8) and introverted-neurotic (n=16). EDA measures of SCL and NS-SCR were collected during two rest periods. Planned contrasts between the extraverted-neurotic and introverted-neurotic groups provided support for Robinson's theory on SCL but not NS-SCR. It was argued that the results for NS-SCR frequency could be accommodated by Robinson's theory if NS-SCR was conceptualised as a measure of cortical reactivity to unspecified stimuli rather than as a measure of tonic arousal.
KW - Open access version available
KW - Arousal
KW - Electrodermal activity
KW - Extraversion
U2 - 10.1080/00049530701656265
DO - 10.1080/00049530701656265
M3 - Article
SN - 0004-9530
VL - 60
SP - 152
EP - 159
JO - Australian Journal of Psychology
JF - Australian Journal of Psychology
IS - 3
ER -