Further Implications of Personality and Behavioural Control
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Poropat, Arthur E
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2010
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Theoretical explanations of personality rarely encompass as broad a range as Corr's revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) model, which attempts to integrate brain physiology, cognitive psychology and consciousness with personality. Yet, some of the more intriguing possibilities of the model are barely hinted at, such as the implications for the value of self-reports in personality research, or a mechanism that may be able to integrate social influence with psycho-physiology. Such extensions, along with exploration of the model's practical consequences, should take us much closer to a genuinely comprehensive ...
View more >Theoretical explanations of personality rarely encompass as broad a range as Corr's revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) model, which attempts to integrate brain physiology, cognitive psychology and consciousness with personality. Yet, some of the more intriguing possibilities of the model are barely hinted at, such as the implications for the value of self-reports in personality research, or a mechanism that may be able to integrate social influence with psycho-physiology. Such extensions, along with exploration of the model's practical consequences, should take us much closer to a genuinely comprehensive understanding of personality.
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View more >Theoretical explanations of personality rarely encompass as broad a range as Corr's revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) model, which attempts to integrate brain physiology, cognitive psychology and consciousness with personality. Yet, some of the more intriguing possibilities of the model are barely hinted at, such as the implications for the value of self-reports in personality research, or a mechanism that may be able to integrate social influence with psycho-physiology. Such extensions, along with exploration of the model's practical consequences, should take us much closer to a genuinely comprehensive understanding of personality.
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Journal Title
European Journal of Personality
Volume
24
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Further Implications of Personality and Behavioural Control, European Journal of Personality Volume 24, Issue 5, pages 404–422, August 2010, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/per.780
Subject
Personality, Abilities and Assessment
Psychology