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Reinforcement sensitivity theory and personality.

Philip J Corr1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea, UK. philip.corr@btopenworld.com

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
|July 1, 2004
PubMed
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Jeffrey Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) advances the neuroscience of personality by integrating conceptual and biological nervous systems. This framework explains personality as a scientific problem, moving beyond philosophical mystery.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • The neuroscience of personality is emerging, significantly influenced by Jeffrey A. Gray's 40 years of work.
  • Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) evolved from the Eysenckian tradition.
  • Personality was historically viewed as a philosophical enigma rather than a scientific problem.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To trace the theoretical development of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST).
  • To review experimental tests of RST and discuss theoretical challenges.
  • To present data supporting the joint subsystems hypothesis, a recent clarification of RST.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical review of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) development.
  • Analysis of experimental literature testing RST.

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  • Presentation of empirical data on the joint subsystems hypothesis.

    • Main Results:

    • RST provides a robust framework for a neuroscience of personality.
    • Experimental data support RST and its recent clarifications, like the joint subsystems hypothesis.
    • The interdependence of appetitive and aversive systems is highlighted.

    Conclusions:

    • Jeffrey Gray's approach validates building behavioral theories on both conceptual and real nervous systems.
    • Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) offers a scientific methodology for studying personality.
    • The joint subsystems hypothesis refines our understanding of personality's neural underpinnings.