The additive factor logic applied to the personality trait disinhibition

Thirteen subjects scoring high on Disinhibition (one of the sub dimensions of Sensation Seeking and measurable with a questionnaire) and 16 subjects scoring low on this personality dimension (HD and LD respectively) carried out a choice reaction time task, each trial consisting of an auditory warnin...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 1990, Vol.11 (6), p.553-558
Main Authors: Orlebeke, J.F., Van Der Molen, M.W., Dolan, C., Stoffels, E.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Personality traits
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Summary:Thirteen subjects scoring high on Disinhibition (one of the sub dimensions of Sensation Seeking and measurable with a questionnaire) and 16 subjects scoring low on this personality dimension (HD and LD respectively) carried out a choice reaction time task, each trial consisting of an auditory warning signal (S1) followed by a visual imperative signal (S2). The design was aimed at finding an interaction of Disinhibition with one of several task parameters, supposed to affect a particular stage of information processing. Results support the conclusion that Disinhibition is significantly connected to the decision stage of processing. The absence of a relation with the early processing stage of encoding is ascribed to the fact that stimulus intensity was not manipulated in the present experiment.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/0191-8869(90)90037-R