Which of the following dimension was proposed as a third dimension of personality by Eysenck in his later work?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Psychoticism Vs. Sociability
Eysenck first reduced personality to two broad dimensions, both biologically and genetically based. In a later work he added a third.
Option (1) Psychoticism Vs. Sociability — Correct. This is the third dimension, proposed in his later work, which interacts with the other two. A person who scores high on psychoticism tends to be hostile, egocentric and antisocial.
Option (2) Neuroticism Vs. Emotional stability — Incorrect. This is one of his two original dimensions: the degree to which people have control over their feelings, from anxious and moody at one end to calm and even-tempered at the other.
Option (3) Psychoticism Vs. Extraversion — Incorrect. Eysenck never paired these two. Psychoticism is set against sociability, and extraversion against introversion.
Option (4) Extraversion Vs. Introversion — Incorrect. This is his other original dimension: how socially outgoing (active, gregarious, thrill-seeking) or socially withdrawn (passive, quiet, cautious) a person is.
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