Canadian psychologist who developed the Cybernetic Big Five Theory — integrating the Big Five personality traits into a unified computational/biological framework.
Cybernetic Big Five Theory: personality traits are cybernetic systems regulating behavior toward goals — extraversion regulates dopaminergic exploration, neuroticism regulates threat response. Identified two higher-order factors (Alpha/Stability and Beta/Plasticity) underlying the Big Five.
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