Eysenck developed a theory and an inventory for classifying people along a continuum as extraverts to introverts. When examined cross-culturally, no difference in personality was noted between 98 black South Africans and 192 Canadians (mean age 22.4 yr. and 17.4 yr., respectively). Statistically significant sex differences were observed between women and men within both Canadian and South African samples.
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