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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.
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 ...
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.
The Type A and Type B personality concept describes two contrasting personality types.In this hypothesis, personalities that are more competitive, highly organized, ambitious, impatient, highly aware of time management, or aggressive are labeled Type A, while more relaxed, "receptive", less "neurotic" and "frantic" personalities are labeled Type B.
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.
Sybil and Hans Eysenck. Sybille Bianca Giulietta Eysenck (/ ˈ aɪ z ɛ ŋ k / EYE-zenk; née Rostal; 16 March 1927 – 5 December 2020) was a British personality psychologist and spouse of psychologist Hans Eysenck, with whom she collaborated as psychologists at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, as co-authors and researchers.
Eysenck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Hans Eysenck (1916–1997), German-born British psychology professor Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, psychological test developed by Hans Eysenck; Michael Eysenck (born 1944), British psychology professor, son of Hans
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.