Extraversion and the McCollough effect. 1993

N A Logue, and W Byth
School of Psychology, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Two experiments are reported which show that extraverts experience significantly stronger McCollough Effects than introverts. In both experiments the strength of the McCollough Effect (ME) was measured by the match-interference method devised by Shute (1979). The technique was found to be predictably sensitive to the eye tested and to exposure of the non-adapted eye. In the first experiment monocular ME strength was measured at 12-min intervals over two hours in four conditions and found to conform to a power function. Sixteen extraverts showed significantly (p < .00005) stronger initial ME strength than 21 introverts and in both groups the effect ceased to be apparent within about two hours. Log-log plots of decrement from initial strength indicated no significant extraversion differences in decay rates, with a function gradient of about 1/2. In a second experiment six extraverts and nine introverts from the original group were retested with binocular presentation with a similar outcome. These findings support Shute's hypothesis that introverts would show weaker MEs than introverts but do not support his hypothesis that introverts' MEs would decay more quickly. They offer some indirect support for Shute's proposal that the ME may be an indicator of central cholinergic activity in man.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D003118 Color Perception Mental processing of chromatic signals (COLOR VISION) from the eye by the VISUAL CORTEX where they are converted into symbolic representations. Color perception involves numerous neurons, and is influenced not only by the distribution of wavelengths from the viewed object, but also by its background color and brightness contrast at its boundary. Color Perceptions,Perception, Color,Perceptions, Color
D005120 Extraversion, Psychological A state in which attention is largely directed outward from the self. Extraversion (Psychology),Extraversion, Psychology,Extroversion, Psychological,Extroversion, Psychology,Extraversion,Extroversion,Extroversion (Psychology),Psychological Extraversion,Psychological Extroversion,Psychology Extraversion,Psychology Extraversions,Psychology Extroversion
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014796 Visual Perception The selecting and organizing of visual stimuli based on the individual's past experience. Visual Processing,Perception, Visual,Processing, Visual
D018377 Neurotransmitter Agents Substances used for their pharmacological actions on any aspect of neurotransmitter systems. Neurotransmitter agents include agonists, antagonists, degradation inhibitors, uptake inhibitors, depleters, precursors, and modulators of receptor function. Nerve Transmitter Substance,Neurohormone,Neurohumor,Neurotransmitter Agent,Nerve Transmitter Substances,Neurohormones,Neurohumors,Neuromodulator,Neuromodulators,Neuroregulator,Neuroregulators,Neurotransmitter,Neurotransmitters,Substances, Nerve Transmitter,Transmitter Substances, Nerve,Substance, Nerve Transmitter,Transmitter Substance, Nerve

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