psychotism and intelligence
Psychoticism is the active ingredient in Eysenck's theory of creativity. Postulated as a fundamental dimension of personality, psychoticism inclines people to all types of abnormal behaviors (see Figure 19.2, and chapter 6). Low scorers on the psychoticism scale are characterized as high in empathy, socialization, and co-operativeness whereas high scorers are seen as cold, egocentric, aggressive, and tough-minded (and given to syndromes such as psychopathy and schizophrenia). Here Eysenck follows the theory that people who are highly original and creative differ from the vast majority in showing behavioral quirks similar to those of schizophrenics and other psychotics. Behavior-genetic studies suggest a common hereditary basis for great potential and for psychopathological deviation (see chapters 6, 12, and 17).
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