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- noun a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis
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Read about the harrassment the likes of Linda Gottfredson, Jensen, or Hans Eysenck experienced (Eysenck was actually punched during a speech atLSE).
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Read about the harrassment the likes of Linda Gottfredson, Jensen, or Hans Eysenck experienced Eysenck was actually punched during a speech atLSE.
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IQ tests measure nothing but the ability to work within a set of rigid, culturally, historic and gender specific, parameters which the originators of the tests (such as that mental and intellectual defective Eysenck) dictate - and which they alone deem to be 'intelligence'.
Idolatory Newmania 2007
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Eysenck 1985 found neuroticism to be one of two dimensions of central importance in accounting for large amounts of variance in social and leadership behavior.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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In contrast to the general population, Eysenck noted, managers and administrators were likely to be low in neurotic tendencies and high in extroversion.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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Eysenck likens the study of happiness to preventive medicine.
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The structure may have a biological basis Eysenck, 1967.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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The structure may have a biological basis Eysenck, 1967.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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For many years, Eysenck advocated a two-factor theory of neuroticism and extroversion with a biological basis.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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For more about the NEOAC structure, see Digman, 1990; Eysenck, 1970; Goldberg, 1993; Guilford, 1975; Hough, 1992; McCrae & Costa, 1987; Peabody & Goldberg, 1989; and Tellegen, 1985.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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