Personality, Hemispheric Dominance, and Cognitive Style.

Hylton, Jaime; Hartman, Steve E.

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ERIC Number: EJ551930

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Publication Date: 1997

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Personality, Hemispheric Dominance, and Cognitive Style.

Hylton, Jaime; Hartman, Steve E.

Journal of College Reading and Learning, v27 n3 p96-107 Spr 1997

Shows that 154 medical students and 526 undergraduates (samples treated separately) who were judged left- or right-hemisphere dominant (by the Hemispheric Mode Indicator) were found to have very different personalities (as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). Considers some of the practical ramifications of the psychometric overlap of these two personality instruments. (TB)

Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Style, Higher Education, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Personality Studies, Psychological Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Myers Briggs Type Indicator

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