Question

Paul has often been described as aggressive, impulsive, and lacking empathy. If he took a personality test, on which of Eysenck’s basic traits would he obtain an especially high score?

	a.	neuroticism
	b.	openness
	c.	extraversion
	d.	psychoticism

Answer 1

Individuals scoring high on Eysenck's personality test in neuroticism are often described as aggressive, impulsive and lacking empathy. Individuals who are considered to be neurotic are in general shy and self-conscious. They assess situations way too much due to which high level of anxiety, worry and frustration develops. They interpret situations as rather threatening and impossible to work around. It's because of these causes that Paul is likely to be described as aggressive, impulsive and lacking empathy. He would score high on neuroticism in Eysenck's personality test.

Thus, the correct answer is A.