The Enduring Self: Personality Inventories
In recent years personality inventories have become an increasingly common assessment tool in searching for a CiO or looking for a date. The key idea of an inventory is to determine the basic underlying dimensions of someone's personality. The use o...
The Enduring Self: Genetic Links to Personality
There is growing evidence that many personality traits have a genetic basis. Human neuromodulatory systems have set points that regulate such dimensions as how active a person is and whether or not they tend to avoid new experiences. These set point...
The Magic of the Mind: Studying People in Context
In order to learn about psychology, it is important to strip away what you assume is true and start with a clean slate. Hazel Markus illustrates the importance of cognitive set in perceiving a stimulus. Genetic, environmental, and cultural fa...