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Does extraversion predict positive incentive motivation?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1999

Philip J. Corr
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, London, SE14 6NW, United Kingdom psa01pjc@gold.ac.uk www/academic/ps/corr.htm
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Abstract

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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.

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© 1999 Cambridge University Press