What is the Peter Pan Syndrome? The doomed relationship between Peter Pan and Wendy raises many parallels to […]
Category Archive: Personality Psychology
Hello all! I’ve partnered with Type School to create a fun (but informative!) career course specifically designed for […]
Psychometric data helps psychologists and social researchers better predict what behaviors will arise from an individual’s decisions. The […]
The 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PFQ) was conceived in the 1940s by psychometricians Cattell, Eber, and Tatsuoka. It […]
Does the early bird catch the worm? Sometimes. Does the well-rested individual catch the worm? Absolutely. When Benjamin […]
Pets are popular with families, students, couples, and singles alike. What does your pet say about your personality? […]
You, too, may have heard the following if you’re a high sensation seeking introvert: “Introverts are all highly […]
The Personal Globe Inventory (PGI), a comprehensive career instrument, has a few official versions. They’re called the the […]
What does it mean to be masculine or feminine—and why are we so curious about the ever-shifting landscapes […]
I recently attended a rib festival when barbeque sauce samples were being handed out. At one booth, a […]
Ever met a man whose work and hobbies surprised you? Investment banker by day, hip-hop dance instructor by […]
…why do we work? Hit the alarm, brush our teeth, wash our hair, eat breakfast (or opt for […]
Carl Jung published his archetypes which encompass key human roles and motifs in his works The Archetypes and […]
The past two years have sprung forth a new culture of Zoom ettiquette, remote and hybrid work, moonlighting, […]
What Are Pre-Employment Psychological Tests? We’ve all taken an assessment prior to a potential employment opportunity. Some hiring […]
From ridiculously talented voice actors to chart-topping singers, a voice can be the hallmark of a person. Think […]
Can you change your personality? We’ve heard of stories where the shy, lowly boy in high school finds […]
Why should you consider career coaching? Picture this: Sometimes we’ll hit a roadblock or detour through a lay-off, […]
Let’s look at the four gamer profiles and personality. Video, console, and PC gaming is a now huge […]
Poker is much more than the glitz and glamor of walking away from a casino with wads of […]
The famous 16 personalities, originally proposed by Carl Jung, holds its spot as one of the most widely-used […]
Neurons responsible for the particular experience of consciousness are enclosed and grouped in the intralaminar nuclei (ILN) of […]
The Big Five Openness trait and intelligence in education is a huge topic of discussion. As a general […]
All models are broken, some are useful. – George E. P. Box Submit. Click. Your personality type results […]
The concept of four temperaments and humors is an ancient and alternative approach to personality theory by Hippocrates. […]
What are some Big Five cross-cultural validity issues? The Big Five, FFM (Five-Factor Model), NEO-PI-R, CANOE and OCEAN […]
From Prince to Bon Jovi, Britney Spears to Camilla Cabello, Stevie Wonder to Louis Armstrong—music is known to […]
Is personality based upon nature or nurture? Personality type theories such as Jung’s eight cognitive functions (which translates […]
How does personality and diet correlate? Whether someone prefers their tacos with extra sizzling chipotle sauce (side note: […]
From peering into the distinct lumps of people’s heads (phrenology), facial expressions, or the lines on a palm […]
“If you love your work, you’ll never have to work a single day in your life!” What’s the […]
“Every man has the right to turn his will upon a thing or make the thing an object […]
Psychographics encompass the UX and personality realm—and predict which users or customers are most likely to use and […]
Over 140 billion Tweets and 3 billion Snaps are shared each day, worldwide, on average. With each digital […]
Narrative design is the umbrella term for the hierarchies, branches, maps, dialogues, and thoughts of characters in an […]
Compatibility is an innately complex term to define—as with any concept intertwined with emotions or relationships. Two healthy […]
The field of personality psychology is already full of hypothetical constructs (i.e. ideas difficult to quantitatively measure), complex […]
What is the Socionics Personality Model? As the love child between sociology and personality psychology, Socionics offers a […]
*Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed mental health professional or a psychiatrist, so please refrain from asking for personal […]
History and Psychological Background So, what are HSP and HSS? High sensitivity is commonly associated with being shy, […]
According to the moon chart and birth coordinates, natal charts govern how each individual’s life will play out. […]
Personality psychology can be closely tied to several other related disciplines; namely sociology and social psychology. The earliest […]
Playing at the intersection between science and art, philosophy and personality are intimately connected with a search for […]
Where every real and fictional antagonist comes into play: the Dark Personality Triad in psychology has been a […]
Type theories and trait theories are all in the rage: from the Kiersey four-type profiler to the HEXACO […]
Note: CPAI stands for the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory, an all-encompassing set of traits used exclusively in Chinese-speaking […]
Carl G. Jung originally proposed the eight distinct Jungian cognitive functions, with 16 possible functional stackings—which translates to […]
DISC: Dominant, Influencing, Steady, Compliant. It’s one of quickest growing workplace profiling assessemnts aside from the Kiersey Temperament […]
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life—and you will call it fate.” Carl Jung […]