Phineas Gage

physiological systems

personality and physiology

men w/ long index fingers

women with a longer ring finger then index or middle

physiological personality psychologist

theoretical bridge

electrodes

telemetry

3 physiological measures

electrodermal or skin conductance

Cardiovascular Activity

Cardiac reactivity

Type A personality

Brain Activity

evoked potential techniques

personality neuroscience

biochemical measurements

H.J. Eysenck, 1967
Biological Basis of Personality

introverts, ARAS

Optimal level of arousal
Eysenck and Hebb

arousability

extroverts prefer

Jeffrey Gray
reinforcement sensitivity theory

BAS: Bhav activation system

BIS: BHav inhibition system

anxiety

impulsivity

extroverts prefer what type of loudness when learning

introverts prefer what type of loudness when learning

Equivalence b/w Gray's & Eysenck's constructs

low BIS exhibits characteristics of:

high BIS characteristics:

extroverts have weak BIS meaning...

Sensation seeking

sensory deprivation

Hebb's theory of Optimal Arousal

Zuckerman's sensory deprivation

4 Sensation-Seeking Scale

comorbidity

Neurotransmitters

Monoamine oxidase MAO

high sensation seekers and MAO

Dopamine

Serotonin

norepinephrine

3 tridimensional personality model Cloninger`s

DRD4

morningness-eveningness

circadian rhythms CRs

free running

electroencephalongraph EEG

alpha wave

frontal brain asymmetry

cortisal

right side activation w/ eyes link to...

left-sided brain activation w/ eyes has been correlated to...