According to Eysenck, extraverts are characterized by inhibited cortical activity accompanied by prominent alpha brain rhythms. This prevents efficient cortical functioning. They have a 'stimulus hunger' in order to increase cortical efficiency. Assuming that nicotine is a stimulant drug, Eysenck puts forward his theory that extraverts will also have a 'stimulus hunger' for the nicotine in ciga...

low frequency noise (lfn) is ubiquitous in both occupational and general environments. mental performance of subjects exposed to lfn is expected to be impaired. individual characters seem to play a significant role in this process. this study aimed to evaluate the effects of moderate levels of lfn (20–200 hz) on mental performance. fifty-three subjects (in two groups) were exposed to low and fl...

BACKGROUND Noise is one of the more widespread pollutions of road transportation system, which can cause deterioration in performance. This experimental study was designed to assess the effect of road traffic noise on performance with regard to extra/introversion and sex of participants. The personality trait of extra/introversion has been remarked as relevant factor to mental performance. RE...

The development of instructional technology increases the use of synchronous e-learning procedures which enable real-time interactions. The study explores whether the willingness to participate as well as actual participation in synchronous group discussions is affected by participant personality (extroversionintroversion), medium characteristics and discussion topic sensitivity. The research i...

BACKGROUND Traffic noise is one of the main important sources in urban noise pollution, which causes various physiological and psychological effects that can cause disturbs in performance, sleep disturbances, hearing loss and impact on job performance. This study was conducted to verify the impact of road traffic noise on reaction time in terms of extraversion and sex. METHODS Traffic noise w...

This experiment used a circle tracing paradigm to extend our recent theoretical development concerning the contributions of extraversion and neuroticism to impulsive performance on continuous motor tasks. Subjects (N = 137) completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 circle conditions: The goal condition provided subjects with a salient behavioral end po...

The article discusses unprepared reading in a non-native language and shows it to have all the signs of spontaneity that are traditionally considered integral characteristics any spontaneous speech: hesitation pauses, both physical (ɭ) filled with non-speech sounds (uh, m-m), word breaks, whole or part by syllables, vocalization consonant, so forth. material for analysis included 40 monologues ...

The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the beginnings spontaneous monologic descriptions and their peculiarities. were recorded from 8 Russian 20 Chinese informants when speaking in Russian, i.e. native non-native language, respectively. All texts are Herluf Bidstrup’s comic strip Elixir for Hair, which represents series 13 interconnected pictures telling story bald man. This mater...

Using Monte Carlo and analytic techniques, we study a minimal dynamic network involving two populations of nodes, characterized by different preferred degrees. Reminiscent of introverts and extroverts in a population, one set of nodes, labeled introverts (I), prefers fewer contacts (a lower degree) than the other, labeled extroverts (E). As a starting point, we consider an extreme case, in whic...

the concept of supremacy (velāyat) is highly considered and discussed as one of the most fundamental concepts of sufism points of view and its thought structure. little reflection on the history of sufism depicts that sufism, as an intellectual and ideological thought system, has improved and developed by passing the years of its birth.  after ibn arabi, this expansion got to a point that made ...