Empathizing and systemizing cognitive traits in the sciences and humanities

• Published in: Personality and individual differences Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 619 - 625
• Main Authors: Focquaert, Farah, Steven, Megan S., Wolford, George L., Colden, Albina, Gazzaniga, Michael S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2007; Elsevier
• Subjects: Autism spectrum disorders; Biological and medical sciences; Cognition; Empathizing; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gender differences; Humanities; Personality. Affectivity; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychometrics; Sciences; Systemizing; Autism spectrum disorders; Humanities; Empathizing; Sciences; Systemizing; Cognition; Gender differences; Human; Sex; Empathy; Personality; Thaught subject; Interindividual comparison; Cognitive style

For several decades, cognitive research on personality and individual differences has focused on psychological traits other than general intelligence. Here we present data on empathizing and systemizing cognitive traits in science and humanities students. In view of existing data on autistic traits...