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Article Review Template Note that the questions provided are suggestions, please include any or all other notes you think are relevant. Title: Dichotomous Thinking and Personality Traits: From the Viewpoints of the Big Five and HEXACO APA citation: Mieda, T., & Oshio, A. (2021). Dichotomous Thinking and Personality Traits: From the Viewpoints of the Big Five and HEXACO1,2. Japanese Psychological Research , 63 (3), 219–226. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.12299 Introduction: ● Why does this topic matter? ● What are the constructs involved? ● What theories or models guide this paper? ● What gap does the article try to address? - This topic matters because dichotomous thinking is linked to violence and prejudice in human history. Understanding the personality traits that go hand in hand with this type of thinking can be beneficial in understanding why certain people are prone to violence. - The constructs involved include dichotomous thinking, the big five personality traits model and HEXACO, and the links between Cluster B and Dark Triad personality traits and dichotomous thinking. - The theories and models that guide this paper are that individuals with certain personality traits from the HEXACO model and the Big Five model are more likely to portray a dichotomous thinking style. - The gap this article is trying to address is why there are some personality traits that are positively linked to dichotomous thinking and others that are not using the HEXACO model and Big Five model. Hypotheses: - The hypothesis of this paper is if participants feature personality traits such as the Dark Triad and Cluster B personality disorders, then they will be more inclined to dichotomous thinking. Methods & Results: ● Who are the participants? ● Why use this sample? ● How were the constructs operationalized? - The participants of this study include 221 undergraduates (181 females and 40 males). - This sample is used because the study wanted to focus on a group of participants with a small age gap and because it was easy to recruit participants on a college campus. - The constructs are operationalized by multiple