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Does extraversion predict positive incentive motivation?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1999

Philip J. Corr
Philip J. Corr
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, London, SE14 6NW, United [email protected] www/academic/ps/corr.htm
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Abstract

I focus on a number of issues arising from Depue & Collins's target article that require further consideration: (1) data that fail to confirm extraversion effects in positive incentive experiments; (2) the role of personality factors, other than extraversion, in dopamine agonism on positive mood states; (3) the role of extraversion in nonspecific arousal, indicating that extraversion may not be an homogeneous trait; and (4) the problem of identifying neurobiologically important traits from existing structural models of personality. I applaud the heuristic value of the model presented and suggest ways in which aspects of the model may be used to identify the personality traits associated with positive incentive motivation.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , June 1999 , pp. 520 - 521
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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