Abstract: In a wide-ranging survey, ways are examined in which human personalities can be categorized and the relevance of these categories to sporting performance is examined. The profiles produced by studies of the Eysenck and Cattell type, the significance of the ‘trait’ and the ‘interactional’ approaches and the correlation of personalities with physical performance are considered. The importance of such factors as achievement motivation, causal attribution, selfefficacy, mental rehearsal and concentration is examined. Consideration is given to the role of sport in the fulfilment of the personality.

Abstract: The idea that the affective variables that we have been discussing in the last two chapters, and which together make up what we call personality, have some influence upon the child’s learning is not new to the teacher. Classroom experience shows him that it is not cognitive variables alone which determine the child’s progress. These variables interact with the child’s attitudes and interests, his motivation, and a wide range of emotional responses such as excitement, sympathy and empathy and, perhaps above all, anxiety. We looked at the specific relationship between learning and anxiety in chapter 8, and pointed out how anxiety can affect not only the assimilation of knowledge in the first place but its recall at a later date, particularly if this recall is demanded under test and examination conditions or in a generally unsympathetic environment. But we need now to stress that some children have habitually higher levels of anxiety than others, so much so that these can be regarded as constituting an enduring personality dimension. Thus we say that one child is timid and nervous, that another is full of confidence, that a third is a real worrier, that a fourth takes things as they come and so on.

Abstract: A total of 71 male and female competitive, non-competitive and non-athletes were compared on Cattell's Sixteen Personality Factor (16 PF) and Rotter's locus of control questionnaires. Athletes appeared more dominant and less imaginative than non-athletes. Non-competitive athletes were also less self-sufficient than the other two groups, and females were generally more venturesome than males. These results are discussed in the context of past research. Future studies should carefully differentiate the athletic population along such factors as sex, competitiveness, and type of sports activity.

Abstract: Summary The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) was back translated into Thai and administered to a sample of 116 male and female Thai University students. The EPQ items were then submitted to item analyses and a rotated factor analysis and the results were compared with those from a large British sample. Neuroticism (N), Extraversion, and Social Desirability were shown to be valid in Thailand and special scales were constructed to compare the Thai and British personality. The Thais scored higher than the British on N and this finding is discussed in the light of previous studies of Thai personality.

Abstract: Summary.-89 college students completed the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire and made ratings of preference on 23 selected slides of photographs. Factor analysis of students' ratings of preference indicated factors corresponding to photograph themes of aggression, form, and innocence/children. Four of six hypothesized relationships between 16 Personality Factor source traits and preferences for the theme of a photograph were found. To some degree, persons prefer photographs whose themes are congruent with or express their personality traits. It appears that persons often prefer artistic productions which express or complement their personality characteristics. This notion has been supported for several types of personality dimensions including temperament, traits, values, and abilities, across several art media including designs (4, 5), paintings (5, 6, 7, lo), music (2, 9), and sculpture (8). This study explored aesthetic preference in the medium of photography by studying relationships between preference for photographs and personality traits, as assessed by the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire ( 3 ) .