The goal of the present research was to determine the relationship between Eysenck's "E" personality dimensions and a selection of metaphorical concepts. Researches in the past have emphasized personality and linguistic components in literal language. The present research investigated metaphor as a part of figurative language, and its relation with the two personality dimensions. The initial sample of this research included 181 participants and the main sample included 84 participate, 42 of whom were high scorers in introversion and 42 were with high scorers in extraversion. Ex-post facto method using random Sampling method was used. Research instruments were Eysenck's personality inventory (EPI, Form A) and The Metaphorical Concepts Questionnaire (MCQ). Data were analyzed by t-test between two independent groups. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between Eysenck's E personality dimensions and a selection of metaphorical concepts. Moreover the results showed that there was a significant relations between introversion and selection of loaded metaphors (negative) and extroversion with selection of unloaded metaphors (positive). Overall, results were consistent with cognitive personality Theory and metaphorical processing and its relationship with personality factors.

Keywords: metaphor, personality dimension, introversion, extraversion

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