| Title: |
Agreeable Smellers and Sensitive Neurotics - Correlations among Personality Traits and Sensory Thresholds |
| Authors: |
Croy, Ilona; Springborn, Maria; Loetsch, Joern; Johnston, Amy NB; Hummel, Thomas |
| Publisher Information: |
Public Library of Science |
| Publication Year: |
2011 |
| Collection: |
Griffith University: Griffith Research Online |
| Subject Terms: |
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Description: |
Correlations between personality traits and a wide range of sensory thresholds were examined. Participants (N = 124) completed a personality inventory (NEO-FFI) and underwent assessment of olfactory, trigeminal, tactile and gustatory detection thresholds, as well as examination of trigeminal and tactile pain thresholds. Significantly enhanced odor sensitivity in socially agreeable people, significantly enhanced trigeminal sensitivity in neurotic subjects, and a tendency for enhanced pain tolerance in highly conscientious participants was revealed. It is postulated that varied sensory processing may influence an individual's perception of the environment; particularly their perception of socially relevant or potentially dangerous stimuli and thus, varied with personality. ; Full Text |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
PloS One; https://hdl.handle.net/10072/44094 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0018701 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10072/44094; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018701 |
| Rights: |
http://www.plos.org/journals/license.html ; © 2011 Croy et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CCAL. (http://www.plos.org/journals/license.html) ; open access |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.341E8852 |
| Database: |
BASE |