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Philip Corr

Disciplines:
psychology
political theory/personality theory

Summary

British psychologist who has worked on Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) — a neurobiological account of personality based on Gray's BIS/BAS systems.

Core Contribution

Developed and extended Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory: behavioral inhibition (BIS) responds to punishment/novel stimuli; behavioral approach (BAS) responds to reward signals. Contributed to the neurobiological grounding of personality dimensions.

Notable Works & Achievements

The Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of Personality

Historical Influences

Jeffrey Gray Hans Eysenck

Intellectual Lineage

Biological PsychologyPersonality Theory

Contemporaries & Peers

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Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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