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Personality

Guide: 4 Main Types of Psychometric Data (B, I, S, L)

Psychometric Data
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Psychometric data helps psychologists and social researchers better predict what behaviors will arise from an individual’s decisions. The […]

2023-01-01 Personality Psychology, Guides

What Does Your Pet Say About Your Personality?

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Pets are popular with families, students, couples, and singles alike. What does your pet say about your personality? […]

2022-12-09 Personality Psychology, Guides, Infographic, Op-Ed

Do Extraverts Live Life on Easy Mode?

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I recently attended a rib festival when barbeque sauce samples were being handed out. At one booth, a […]

2022-08-06 Personality Psychology, Op-Ed

Multipotentialites: The Jacks and Jills of All Trades

Multipotentialites
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Ever met a man whose work and hobbies surprised you? Investment banker by day, hip-hop dance instructor by […]

2022-03-22 Personality Psychology

Why Do We Work?

Why Do We Work
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…why do we work? Hit the alarm, brush our teeth, wash our hair, eat breakfast (or opt for […]

2022-01-18 Personality Psychology, Op-Ed

Guide: 12 Jungian Archetypes as Popularized by The Hero and the Outlaw

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Carl Jung published his archetypes which encompass key human roles and motifs in his works The Archetypes and […]

2022-01-03 Personality Psychology, Guides

What Does Your Voice Say About Your Personality?

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From ridiculously talented voice actors to chart-topping singers, a voice can be the hallmark of a person. Think […]

2021-09-21 Personality Psychology, Op-Ed

Can You Change Your Personality?

Can You Change Your Personality
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Can you change your personality? We’ve heard of stories where the shy, lowly boy in high school finds […]

2021-04-10 Personality Psychology, Op-Ed

Consider Career Coaching to Elevate Your Personality!

Career Coaching Lily Yuan
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Why should you consider career coaching? Picture this: Sometimes we’ll hit a roadblock or detour through a lay-off, […]

2021-03-12 Personality Psychology, Op-Ed

The 4 Gamer Profiles and Personality: The Socialite, Explorer, Achiever, Killer

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Video, console, and PC gaming is a now huge multi-billion dollar industry, especially from the boom in popularity […]

2021-03-08 Personality Psychology, Guides

Poker Playstyles and Personality: LAG, TAG, Calling Machine, and Nit

Poker Playstyles and Personality
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Poker is much more than the glitz and glamor of walking away from a casino with wads of […]

2020-12-03 Personality Psychology

Pursuing a Fulfilling Career: The Strengths of a Personality Type Approach

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The famous 16 personalities, originally proposed by Carl Jung, holds its spot as one of the most widely-used […]

2020-06-09 Personality Psychology

Neuroscience and Personality: Biology Meets Behavior

Neuroscience and Personality
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Neurons responsible for the particular experience of consciousness are enclosed and grouped in the intralaminar nuclei (ILN) of […]

2020-04-27 Personality Psychology

Big Five Openness Trait and Intelligence in Education

Controversy Big Five Openness Trait
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As a general rule of thumb, intelligence (i.e. IQ) is linked to the Openness (O) trait in the […]

2020-04-20 Personality Psychology, Op-Ed

PSA: Take Your Personality Type Results With a Grain of Salt

PSA Personality Type Results
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All models are broken, some are useful. – George E. P. Box Submit. Click. Your personality type results […]

2020-04-13 Personality Psychology, Op-Ed

Guide: Four Temperaments and Humors

Four Temperaments and Humors
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The concept of four temperaments and humors is an ancient and alternative approach to personality theory by Hippocrates. […]

2020-04-06 Personality Psychology, Guides

Big Five Cross-Cultural Validity Issues

Cross-Cultural Big 5 FFM
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The Big Five, FFM (Five-Factor Model), NEO-PI-R, CANOE and OCEAN model are all synonymous to the five primary […]

2020-03-30 Personality Psychology

How Personality Influences Music Taste

Music Taste and Personality
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From Prince to Bon Jovi, Britney Spears to Camilla Cabello, Stevie Wonder to Louis Armstrong—music is known to […]

2020-03-16 Personality Psychology

Is Personality Based Upon Nature or Nurture?

Personality Nature or Nurture
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Personality type theories such as Jung’s eight cognitive functions (which translates to sixteen distinct types) assert that our […]

2020-03-09 Personality Psychology

Personality and Diet Preferences

Personality and Diet
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Whether someone prefers their tacos with extra sizzling chipotle sauce (side note: guilty as charged), or goes all […]

2020-03-01 Personality Psychology

Visual Personality Typing: Techniques and Practices

Visual Personality Typing
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From peering into the distinct lumps of people’s heads (phrenology), facial expressions, or the lines on a palm […]

2020-02-22 Personality Psychology

Career Satisfaction and Personality: Assessments and Myths

Career Satisfaction and Personality
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“If you love your work, you’ll never have to work a single day in your life!” As the […]

2020-02-17 Personality Psychology

Personality Theory and Intellectual Property

Personality and Intellectual Property
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“Every man has the right to turn his will upon a thing or make the thing an object […]

2020-02-03 Personality Psychology

UX and Personality: User Personas, Design, and HCI

UX and Personality
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Psychographics and personality traits encompass the UX (user experience) realm and predict which users and customers are most […]

2020-01-28 Personality Psychology

Personality and Digital Media: A Look at Big Data

Personality and Digital Media
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Over 140 billion Tweets and 3 billion Snaps are shared each day, worldwide, on average. With each digital […]

2020-01-27 Personality Psychology

Guide: Personality in Narrative Design

Personality In Narrative Design
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Narrative design is the umbrella term for the hierarchies, branches, maps, dialogues, and thoughts of characters in an […]

2020-01-25 Personality Psychology, Guides

Personality and Compatibility: Romantic and Platonic

Personality and Compatibility
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Compatibility is an innately complex term to define—as with any concept intertwined with emotions or relationships. Two healthy […]

2020-01-21 Personality Psychology

5 Personality Buzzwords (And Their Synonyms)

Personality Buzzwords
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The field of personality psychology is already full of hypothetical constructs (i.e. ideas difficult to quantitatively measure), complex […]

2020-01-20 Personality Psychology, Op-Ed

Guide: Socionics Personality Model

Socionics
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What is the Socionics Personality Model? As the love child between sociology and personality psychology, Socionics offers a […]

2020-01-14 Guides, Personality Psychology

Guide: Personality Disorders – The 3 Clusters

Personality Disorders DSM
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*Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed mental health professional or a psychiatrist, so please refrain from asking for personal […]

2020-01-07 Personality Psychology, Guides

What Are HSP and HSS?

HSP and HSS
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History and Psychological Background High sensitivity is commonly associated with being shy, timid, awkward, or simply quiet. It […]

2020-01-06 Personality Psychology

Guide: Spiritual Takes on Personality

Spiritual Takes on Personality
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According to the moon chart and birth coordinates, natal charts govern how each individual’s life will play out. […]

2020-01-05 Personality Psychology, Guides

Personality Psychology: Overview and Definitions

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Under the umbrella of general psychology, personality can be closely tied to several other related disciplines; namely sociology […]

2019-12-14 Personality Psychology

Guide: CPAI – Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory

CPAI Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory
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Note: CPAI stands for the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory, an all-encompassing set of traits used exclusively in Chinese-speaking […]

2019-11-14 Guides, Personality Psychology
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