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The President's Brain (No, Not Karl Rove): How Bush’S Psyche Shaped His Decision-Making, Richard Redding
The President's Brain (No, Not Karl Rove): How Bush’S Psyche Shaped His Decision-Making, Richard Redding
Richard E. Redding
We summarize the most systematic work on George W. Bush's psyche. SAT scores and other available measures indicate that Bush has sufficient intelligence to serve as president. Yet the best studies, in which raters evaluate statements without being aware of their source, suggest that Bush lacks integrative complexity and thus views issues without nuance. The leading personality theory (the “5-Factor Model”), as measured by the NEO Personality Inventory, suggests that Bush is highly extroverted but not very agreeable or conscientious. He also scores low on “Openness to Experience." Similarly, using the Millon Inventory of Diagnostic Criteria, Bush fits the “Outgoing,” …