personality

A Tale of Two Prides

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Being proud isn’t always a good thing, and it isn’t always a bad thing.

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How Personality can Help Build Trust between People from Different Cultures

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Do you trust people from different cultures more than others do? Depends on your personality!

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Photographic Appeal Lies Also in the Personality of the Beholder

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It can pay to appear fresh, clean, and relaxed in a photograph, but it is also important to know your audience.

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Intellectual Humility Can Reduce Negative Reactions to People Who Disagree With Us

Intellectual humility may help us bridge partisan gaps and increase respect for those with opposing views.

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What Makes People Sensitive to Social Rejection?

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Both social experiences and personality shape how we think about rejection.

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Everything is Fine? Exercising Control and Authenticity in this “New Normal”

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Amidst all the major threats posed by COVID-19, there are glimmers of hope that people are adjusting better than you might imagine—at least where a sense of authenticity and personal control are concerned.

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Do Juvenile Offenders Have Different Morals than Kids Who Don’t Get Into Trouble?

Incarcerated adolescents who score high in psychopathy don’t support important moral values as strongly as most people do.

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For a Happy Marriage, Both Spouses’ Personalities Matter

Certain couples have particular patterns of personalities that work particularly well—or particularly badly—together.

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Psychology News Roundup: ICYMI September 28, 2020

From the office to the outdoors, read what you may have missed in the world of personality and social psychology on this ICYMI roundup.

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Chameleons at Employment: How Job Applicants Fake It to Fit in

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When people apply for jobs that require them to take personality tests, they face a dilemma—be their true self, or fake it to make it?

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