The law of initial values (LIV) and personality

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Neuroscience
• Personality Theory

Background:

• Introduces Wilder's Law of Initial Values (LIV).
• Connects LIV to Pavlov's theory of central nervous system (CNS) excitation-inhibition.
• Links these concepts to Eysenck's theory of personality, specifically introversion-extraversion.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the implications of LIV for understanding personality.
• To develop inferences from LIV regarding the measurement of introversion-extraversion and adjustment.

Main Methods:

• Theoretical integration of Wilder's Law of Initial Values.
• Application of LIV principles to Pavlovian concepts of CNS function.
• Extension of LIV-derived insights to Eysenck's personality dimensions.

Main Results:

• Presents LIV-derived inferences of two-whiskered curvilinearity.
• Suggests curvilinear relationships in the measurement of introversion-extraversion.
• Proposes curvilinear relationships in the measurement of psychological adjustment.

Conclusions:

• Wilder's Law of Initial Values offers a framework for understanding complex psychological phenomena.
• The LIV framework provides novel perspectives on personality measurement, particularly introversion-extraversion and adjustment.
• Two-whiskered curvilinearity is a key inference for these measurements.