Abstract
Two consecutive and similar clinical experiments sought to evaluate the effect of experimental arousal on presumably individual differences in cortical arousal as measured by Eysenck's Extraversion scale. The criterion of efficiency of arousal was memory for syntax featuring immediate and delayed recall of a story. The assumption was made that there might be a relationship between arousal and recall of the story. The present study sought to contribute to the understanding of the interaction between a situation (Verbal Alert) and pre-existing individual differences in alertness, i.e., Introversion-Extraversion. Inferences included a significant role for the situational factor in maximizing die effect of individual arousal. However, a relatively greater role was seen for the individual paradigm considering the significant efficiency of experimental and control Introverts over alerted and control Extraverts in the performance of memory for syntax.
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