Extraversion correlated —.15 with both grades and class attendance of 216 introductory psychology students. These findings were hypothesized and are congruent with Eysenck's theory of personality. Otis scores also correlated — .23 with extraversion. This correlation contrasts with no relationship between intelligence and extraversion usually reported. The discrepancy seems related to the type of intelligence test employed.
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