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Category Archive: Personality Psychology
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 […]
Pets are popular with families, students, couples, and singles alike. More than half of Americans own a companion, […]
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, […]
Video, console, and PC gaming is a now huge multi-billion dollar industry, especially from the boom in popularity […]
Does the early bird catch the worm? Sometimes. Does the well-rested individual catch the worm? Absolutely. When Benjamin […]
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 […]
As a general rule of thumb, intelligence (i.e. IQ) is linked to the Openness (O) trait in the […]
All models are broken, some are useful. – George E. P. Box Submit. Click. Your personality results are […]
The concept of four temperaments and humors is an ancient and alternative approach to personality theory by Hippocrates. […]
The Big Five, FFM (Five-Factor Model), NEO-PI-R, CANOE and OCEAN model are all synonymous to the five primary […]
Psychometric data helps psychologists and social researchers better predict what behaviors will arise from an individual’s decisions. The […]
From Prince to Bon Jovi, Britney Spears to Camilla Cabello, Stevie Wonder to Louis Armstrong—music is known to […]
Personality type theories such as Jung’s eight cognitive functions (which translates to sixteen distinct types) assert that our […]
Whether someone prefers their tacos with extra sizzling chipotle sauce (side note: guilty as charged), or goes all […]
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!” As the […]
“Every man has the right to turn his will upon a thing or make the thing an object […]
Psychographics and personality traits encompass the UX (user experience) realm and predict which users and customers are most […]
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), and […]
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 High sensitivity is commonly associated with being shy, timid, awkward, or simply quiet. It […]
According to the moon chart and birth coordinates, natal charts govern how each individual’s life will play out. […]
Th 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PFQ) was conceived in the 1940s by psychometricians Cattell, Eber, and Tatsuoka. Primary […]
Under the umbrella of general psychology, personality can be closely tied to several other related disciplines; namely sociology […]
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 Triad in psychology has been a hot […]
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 eight distinct functions, with 16 possible functional stackings—which translates to 16 personality types. […]
DISC: Dominant, Influencing, Steady, Compliant. It’s one of quickest growing workplace profiling systems aside from Kiersey Temperament Sorter […]
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life—and you will call it fate.” Carl Jung […]