When we talk about our personality, many of us treat it as a fixed, unchanging part of us. But the truth is our personality can evolve and often does, even without us deliberately trying. For example, ...

Loss of self-confidence and difficulty coping with problems are amongst the red flags linked to increased risk of declining brain function ...

Learning and personality interact in several ways. Source: Kaushal Moradiya / Pexels The open-access journal Collabra: Psychology has recently published a special collection of papers on the interplay ...

Personality traits are consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that distinguish people from one another (Johnson, 1997). In my last post, I explained how the behavioral aspect of ...

Many of us don’t necessarily have the kind of lives we want. We may not enjoy intimate relationships, jobs that fulfill us, the ideal home, or enough income to do what we want to do. But do these ...

West Virginia is the most neurotic state, Utah is the most agreeable and the folks of Wisconsin are the country's most ...

Leonard Baier is a graphic designer who lives in a small town in Germany. He’s the perfect person to meet at a party because he can always find a topic of conversation. If he goes into a bar alone, he ...

Teams are essential to the human experience. From sports to political parties, we are predisposed toward rallying in groups according to common interests. It goes without saying, therefore, that teams ...