Citation

Moore HT. J. Abnorm. Psychol. Soc. Psychology 1925; 20(3): 234-244.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1925, R.G. Badger)

DOI

10.1037/h0075749

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

No more than tentative conclusions could be drawn from this study, undertaken to determine whether or not there is a temperamental predisposition toward conservatism or radicalism. General intelligence and emotional stability were immediately eliminated as significant factors because of the close similarity in ratings, nor was there any superiority or inferiority in learning or attention; but greater speed of reaction, ease of breaking up habits, readiness to make snap judgments, and independence in the face of majority influence--especially this last--were more prominent in individuals with radical tendencies. It is interesting to speculate as to whether or not, despite the weight which environment and education bring to bear upon the determining of radicalism in an individual, there might not be innate differences in type of neuromuscular machinery. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)