Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses using different personality measures in three samples confirmed the existence of general factor of personality (The Big One) within the five-factor model. The Big One is characterized by high versus low Emotional Stability, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Extraversion, and Openness, and by high versus low higher-order factors of personality, Stability, and Plasticity. A comprehensive new theoretical paradigm ofpersonality structure was therefore proposed with the Big One at the highest level of the hierarchy.
COBISS.SI-ID: 35389794
Class inclusion learning was examined in the sample of 5-year-olds in response to empirical and logical explanations of an adult's answers. Results oppose the view that young children possess an empirical bias. 5-year-olds learned more, and continued learning for longer, when given logical explanations of correct answers than when given empirical explanations. Once children discovered how to solve the problems, they showed few regressions. Reasons for the superior effectiveness of the logical explanations were discussed.
COBISS.SI-ID: 32746338
Study groups included 53 ex-miners previously exposed to [Hg.sup.0] and 53 age-matched controls. All completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the Emotional States Questionnaire. Ex-miners tend to be more introverted and sincere, more depressive, more rigid in expressing their emotions and are likely to have more negative self-concepts than controls. Results obtained by the regression tree suggest that moderate exposure to [Hg.sup.0] in interaction with alcohol might be a plausible explanation for the depression and one of the reason for the higher risk of suicide among miners
COBISS.SI-ID: 1317207
The study test hypotheses concerning the universality of personality traits. It included college students in 50 cultures identified an adult or college-aged man or woman whom they knew well. 11,985 targets have been rated using the 3rd-person version NEO-PI-R. Factor analyses showed that the normative American self-report structure was clearly replicated in most cultures and was detectable in all. The results support the hypothesis that features of personality traits are common to all human groups.
COBISS.SI-ID: 30912098
The study reveals the aggregated personality profiles of the big five personality dimensions and their facets on 50 different cultural samples. The results support the rough scalar equivalence of NEO-PI-R factors and facets across cultures and also clearly indicate that aggregate personality profiles provide insight into cultural differences.
COBISS.SI-ID: 30912354