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Resumen: Este trabajo resume las aportaciones Title: Eysenck's view on the Psychology and Psycho-
de la teora de la personalidad de Eysenck que biology of Individual Differences
han resultado de inters para la Psicobiologa. Abstract: This paper examines those aspects of Ey-
senck's personality theory that are of interest for the
Por un lado, destaca la importancia que los datos
psychobiologists. On one hand, the importance of the
psicobiolgicos han tenido en el desarrollo de su psychobiology theory and data in the construction and
teora. Por otro, la gran cantidad de estudios lle- development of his theory is underlined. On the other
vados a cabo en un intento de validar dicha teo- hand, it is reviewed the great amount of studies car-
ra, especialmente en lo que se refiere a la di- ried out in order to biologically validate his theory, es-
mensin Introversin-Extraversin y Neuroti- pecially in what regards the Introversion-Extraversion
cismo-Control. and the Neuroticism-Control dimensions.
Palabras clave: Extraversin; Eysenck; Dife- Key words: Extraversion; Eysenck; Individual Differ-
rencias Individuales; Introversin; Neuroticismo ences; Introversion; Neuroticism.
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112 J.M. Martnez Selva
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