From madness to genius: The Openness/Intellect trait domain as a paradoxical simplex

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-78

  DeYoung, Colin G ^a   Grazioplene, Rachael G ^a   Peterson, Jordan B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apophenia; Intellect; Intelligence; Openness to Experience; Schizotypy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857138563     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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