EXTRAVERSION AND PERFORMANCE ON RAVEN'S MATRICES IN 15–16 YEAR OLD CHILDREN: AN EXAMINATION OF ANTHONY'S THEORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTRAVERSION

Summary. Anthony's theory (1973) of the development of extraversion in children requires that there should be a negative correlation between extraversion and intelligence in adolescents over the age of 13 or 14. To test this, Raven's Progressive Matrices and the Junior Eysenck Personality Inventory were administered to a large group (802) of 15- and 16-year-olds. There was a significant positive correlation between extraversion and the Matrices, so Anthony's theory was not supported.