Does extraversion predict positive incentive motivation?
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Vol. 22 (3) , 520-521
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x99242045
Abstract
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.Keywords
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