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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)

Overview

Hans J. Eysenck was affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions spanned various areas primarily connected to psychology, health, and cardiology.

The scientist published in several notable venues including Behaviour Research and Therapy, Personality and Individual Differences, and Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science. The well-documented publications include:

  • International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID), 2020, Personality and Individual Differences
  • Retraction notice to "Creative novation behaviour therapy as a prophylactic treatment for cancer and coronary heart disease: Part I-Description of treatment", 2021, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Retraction Note to: Personality, Stress, Smoking, and Genetic Predisposition as Synergistic Risk Factors for Cancer and Coronary Heart Disease, 2021, Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science
  • Retraction notice to "Creative novation behaviour therapy as a prophylactic treatment for cancer and coronary heart disease: Part II-Effects of treatment", 2021, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Editorial, 2020, Personality and Individual Differences

Eysenck worked on topics that covered intersections of health and psychology, focusing on areas such as cardiovascular health and mental health, digital mental health interventions, and creativity in education and neuroscience. Specific topic areas included:

  • Social and Behavioral Studies
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience

The subfields of study linked to their research were Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Health, Applied Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Eysenck collaborated frequently with several researchers, including R. Grossarth-Maticek, Barry J. Everitt, G. Gallasch, H. Vetter, and R. Frentzel-Beyme. These collaborations contributed to the dissemination and cross-disciplinary nature of their work.

Throughout their career, Eysenck received recognition such as the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science in 1994.

Best Publications

  • BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF PERSONALITY.

    Eysenck Hj

  • The Eysenck Personality Inventory

    H. J. Eysenck;S. G. B. Eysenck

  • The Biological Basis of Personality

    Hans J. Eysenck

  • Manual of the Eysenck personality questionnaire

    Hans J. Eysenck;Sybil B. G. Eysenck

  • The effects of psychotherapy: an evaluation.

    Eysenck Hj

  • A revised version of the Psychoticism scale.

    Sybil B. Eysenck;Hans J. Eysenck;Paul Barrett

  • The Structure of Human Personality (Psychology Revivals)

    H.J. Eysenck

  • Dimensions of Personality

    Hans J. Eysenck

  • The Structure of Personality

    Hans J. Eysenck

  • Sensation seeking in England and America: Cross-cultural, age, and sex comparisons.

    Marvin Zuckerman;Sybil B. G. Eysenck;H J Eysenck

  • Personality and Individual Differences: A Natural Science Approach

    Hans Eysenck;Michael W. Eysenck

  • The structure of human personality

    Hans Eysenck

  • Crime and Personality

    Hans Eysenck

  • Psychoticism as a dimension of personality

    H. J. Eysenck;Sybil Bianca Giuletta Eysenck

  • The psychology of politics

    Hans J. Eysenck

  • Advances in the psychology of human intelligence

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  • Genius: The Natural History of Creativity

    Hans Jurgen Eysenck

  • Dimensions of personality : 16, 5 or 3? ― Criteria for a taxonomic paradigm

    H.J. Eysenck

  • The Scientific Study of Personality

    Hans Eysenck

  • A Model for personality

    Hans J. Eysenck

  • A Behavior System

    H. J. Eysenck;C. L. Hull

Frequent Co-Authors

Sybil B.G. Eysenck
Sybil B.G. Eysenck King's College London
Glenn D. Wilson
Glenn D. Wilson King's College London
Michael W. Eysenck
Michael W. Eysenck Royal Holloway University of London
Gisli H. Gudjonsson
Gisli H. Gudjonsson King's College London
David W. Fulker
David W. Fulker University of Colorado Boulder
Timothy C. Bates
Timothy C. Bates University of Edinburgh
Stanley Rachman
Stanley Rachman University of British Columbia
Richard Lynn
Richard Lynn University of Ulster
Gregory J. Boyle
Gregory J. Boyle University of Melbourne
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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