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Eysenck

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Eysenck [ˈaɪzɛŋk]
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(Biographies / Eysenck, Hans Jürgen (1916-1997) M, Britishnational of birth: German, SCIENCE: psychologist) Hans Jürgen (hænz ˈjɜːgən). 1916-97, British psychologist, born in Germany, who developed a dimensional theory of personality that stressed the influence of heredity
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Noun1.Eysenck - a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis


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Designed with students in mind, but still suitable for general readers, this next text by Baddeley, Eysenck (psychology, Royal Holloway U.
Sometimes, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ; Eysenck & Eysenck, 1998) is employed because it is assumed that sensation seeking forms part of the extraversion-introversion trait and impulsivity forms part of the psychoticism trait.
The narrow impulsivity subscale of the Eysenck Impulsivity Questionnaire (Eysenck, Easting, & Pearson, 1984; Eysenck & Eysenck, 1977; Eysenck, Pearson, Easting, & Allsopp, 1985) was used to assess impulsiveness, which refers to doing and saying things without thinking or being aware of potential risk (Eysenck & Eysenck, 1977).
 
 
 
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