British Journal of Psychology · 1967 · 22 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesBehavioral SciencesPsychologyExperimental PsychologyIndividual DifferencesPersonality PsychologyNoise PerceptionBackground Noise EffectsHuman Response To NoiseNoise Adaptation
A theory of the interaction of arousal, performance and personality is outlined. On the basis of this theory it is predicted that an increase in noise will improve the performance of extraverts in a c.f.f. task more than that of introverts. An experiment confirming this prediction is described.