Journal article
Distinguishing shyness and sociability in adults: An event-related electrocortical-neuroendocrine study
Abstract
Shyness and sociability are orthogonal personality dimensions, but little is known about how the two traits are instantiated in the brain and body. Using a 3-stimulus auditory oddball task, we examined whether shyness and sociability were distinguishable on P300 event-related potentials (ERPs) in processing task-relevant, novel, and standard auditory tones in 48 young adults. ERP amplitudes were measured at four midline scalp sites (Fz, FCz, …
Authors
Tang A; Santesso DL; Segalowitz SJ; Schulkin J; Schmidt LA
Journal
Biological Psychology, Vol. 119, , pp. 200–209
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.07.002
ISSN
0301-0511