Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Emotionality versus Thinking

Core post: Cognitive Distortions.

Emotionality versus Thinking

Most individuals fit the Myers-Briggs ESFJ profile (extroversion, sensing, feeling, judging). The opposite personality profile INTP (introversion, intuiting, thinking, perceiving) is positively correlated with IQ.

In addition, MRI studies have demonstrated that, compared to liberals, the brains of CONservatives have larger amygdalas (fear, anger, submission) and lower activity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).

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