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VISUAL MASKING AS A FUNCTION OF PERSONALITY
Author(s) -
McLAUGHLIN R. J.,
EYSENCK H. J.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1966.tb01041.x
Subject(s) - extraversion and introversion , psychology , neuroticism , masking (illustration) , personality , arousal , cognitive psychology , visual masking , backward masking , social psychology , big five personality traits , developmental psychology , visual perception , perception , neuroscience , art , visual arts
Visual masking was related to the personality dimensions of introversion–extraversion and neuroticism. It was predicted and found that extraverts have a higher masking threshold than introverts. The function of reticulo‐cortical arousal and inhibition mechanisms is discussed in relation to extraversion–introversion as a possible source for an explanation of this phenomenon.