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Performance on an Intelligence Test as a Function of Personality
Author(s) -
GRAY JOHN E.,
McLEAN P. D.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
british journal of social and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0007-1293
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1973.tb00844.x
Subject(s) - neuroticism , psychology , extraversion and introversion , personality , context (archaeology) , test (biology) , eysenck personality questionnaire , affect (linguistics) , task (project management) , social psychology , developmental psychology , big five personality traits , paleontology , communication , biology , management , economics
The study attempts to investigate the contention that personality differences result in differential response styles which affect speed and accuracy of performance on intelligence tests. Subjects were assessed by the Eysenck Personality Inventory and then completed a nonverbal intelligence test (AH 5 ) which, although timed, was presented in a low‐drive context. Neuroticism and extraversion did not relate to speed or accuracy on the intelligence test; however, an extreme group analysis disclosed a significant interaction effect, attributable to the finding that neurotic introverts worked faster but made more errors than the other groups. This finding is not in accord with the argument that extraverts are fast and inaccurate, but can be partially accounted for by assuming that neurotic introverts are at a level of drive higher than is optimal for such a complex task as an intelligence test.