This study was intended to find out any possible effect of topic bias on the writing proficiency of Iranian extrovert/introvert EFL learners at high/low writing proficiency levels. One hundred participants chosen from among 150 adult language learners on the basis of their personality type (extrovert/introvert) and writing proficiency (high/low) took part in this study. They were arranged into ...

The use of paper and pencil tests for the selection of candidates and to identify individual differences should be approached cautiously because the interpretations of the tests can be very subjective. Although personal preferences do tend to become more stable as we grow older, they may vary from one day to the next. No one is an absolute extrovert or introvert; we all have tendencies toward o...

0092-6566/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier Inc. A http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2012.10.012 ⇑ Corresponding author. Address: PO Box 9, Sil University of Helsinki, Finland. E-mail address: [email protected] (S. Leikas Person perception research has focused on the accuracy of observers receiving truthful target information; however, in real life people may often wish to manage the impre...

The authors used the unstructured dyadic interaction paradigm to examine the effects of gender and the Big Five personality traits on dyad members' behaviors and perceptions in 87 initial, unstructured interactions. Most of the significant Big Five effects (84%) were associated with the traits of Extraversion and Agreeableness. There were several significant actor and partner effects for both o...