Some psychophysical and personality correlates of the Strelau temperament inventory |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Marques de Sao Vicente, 225. Gavea, 22451-900, PUC-Rio – Depto de Psicologia, sala 201, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;2. Department of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil;1. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;2. Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;3. Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;4. Department of Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;5. Department of Cancer Registry of the Cantons Zurich and Zug, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;6. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;7. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;8. Department of Oncology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland;9. Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland;10. Department of Neurochirurgie Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland;11. Department of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | Pavlov's theory of nervous system functioning is gaining increased attention from Western personality researchers. Major variables from this theory are usually measured by psychophysical or reaction-time parameters and the theoretical constructs involved concern neurological properties. In Strelau's reinterpretation of Pavlovian ideas the theoretical constructs concern behavioral tendencies, and variables are measured via a behavior-oriented self-report instrument—the Strelau Temperament Inventory (STI). The present study examines several theoretically predicted correlates of the English translation of this inventory. Results suggest the scales exhibit predictable relations with behavioral and self-report measures of related constructs (e.g. sensory augmenting/reducing and extraversion). Cattell's (1972) hypothesis that nervous system strength is related to cortical alertness (Cortertia) was not supported, even though psychophysical indicators of the Cortertia factor were employed. |
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