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Individual Differences in the Brain: Psychoticism
January 30, 2019 - 0 Comments
In 1967, Hans Eysenck proposed a theory of personality that changed the way individual differences in personality were viewed. In this post, we discuss what this meant for the dimension of psychoticism.
Read MoreIndividual Differences in the Brain: Neuroticism
January 11, 2019 - One Comment
In 1967, Hans Eysenck proposed a theory of personality that changed the way individual differences in personality were viewed. In this post, we discuss what this meant for the dimension of neuroticism.
Read MoreIndividual Differences in the Brain: Extraversion
December 28, 2018 - One Comment
In 1967, Hans Eysenck proposed a theory of personality that changed the way individual differences in personality were viewed. In this post, we discuss what this meant for the dimension of extraversion.
Read MorePersonality and the online world: Are you your social media?
November 30, 2018 - 0 Comments
For years, social media have been hot topic in society – and of course the world of academics had to follow. This is no surprise given how much social media have changed and shaped our way of living. Many interesting questions come to mind with regard to social media, but there is one question in […]
Read MoreAre people with beards more likely to be sexist?
May 3, 2018 - 0 Comments
Are people with beards more likely to be sexist? The short answer is no, probably not. So to follow up on that question, if that’s not it, what kind of people are? To start answering this question we need to define what sexism is. Sexism in general is the view that gender-inequality is justified, as […]
Read MorePlaying fair: Good Manners or Compassion
November 1, 2017 - 0 Comments
Have you heard of the dictator game? If you haven’t, you play it like this: There are two players, player one has 10 euros (or dollars) and the second player has nothing. Player one has to make an offer on how to divide the money, and they can do anything from keeping all the money […]
Read MorePersonality differences: Does being different from the group norm make you a target for bullying?
October 5, 2017 - 0 Comments
Summer is over, fall has begun, and classes have started a few weeks ago. So, we are all well into the learning process and — except if you are one of those responsible people — are already behind on all the things that we have to do. Since it is also fall, we at least […]
Read MoreMusic listening and controling your emotions
August 23, 2017 - 0 Comments
It is time for another post about music listening. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about a paper that looked at how we regulate our emotions by listening to ironically enjoyed music. Just recently, I made a playlist especially for songs I listened to a lot when I was younger. I can laugh […]
Read MoreNarcissism and Romance
April 30, 2017 - One Comment
Narcissism is a hot topic, what with Trump being president and millennials being called “Generation Me”. The main problem people seem to have with the alledged narcissims of millennials is that it is bad in the workplace, based on the amount of books that have a title along the lines of “How to manage my […]
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