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A brief look into the research I had read about while looking into the topic of introversion. Around 3:20 there is a big studder, sorry the fire alarm started going off and i don't know how to erase it.
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The Science of PersonalityBy: Meagan Hopkins
The Biology and Chemistry of Personality
• Relatively new area of research
•Only strong correlational findings so far•Not causational
Two Main PersonalitiesTwo Main Personality types
Extroverts
Introverts
The Logic
• If neural systems determine behavior and personality influences behavior in certain environments, shouldn’t personality be influenced by neural systems?
If our behaviors determine which end of the personality spectrum we lie on, shouldn’t there be neurological differences between introverts and extroverted personalities?
Introverts tend to be thinkers
Extroverted qualities have a negative correlation with GABA
• GABA= Neurotransmitter associated with stimulus
Happiness?
NO VALID CORRELATION FOUND TO EXPLAIN HAPPINESS
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
After looking at all of these studies,
Which end of the personality spectrum is “better”?
• Neither end of the personality spectrum is necessary better
The End