Intellect: A theoretical framework for personality traits related to intellectual achievements

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 885-906

  Mussel, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Curiosity; Intellect; Need for cognition; Openness; Typical intellectual engagement

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881004743     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031918     Document Type: Article

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