From Aristotle to Sigmund Freud and Abraham Maslow, countless theories and concepts for understanding personality have been proposed. Throughout history, these and other great minds sought to answer ...

The concept of personality typology — a system of classifying human personality according to a general type — has long been fascinating and studied. There are various personality typologies today, ...

Science tells us that we can shift the traits that aren't serving us by making specific changes to our thinking and behaviors ...

Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) has emerged as a pivotal framework for understanding the neural mechanisms underlying personality. The theory posits that individual differences in sensitivity ...

The psychological debate about sibling order has persisted for decades—but it might be time to break up with the popular ...

New psychological research examines why so many are prone to believe in conspiracy theories — and the reasons are more complex than you might expect. “Conspiracy theorists are not all likely to be ...

Clear communication has never been more important than it is today. As the world has become more complex, people have greater expectations; at the same time, we work in a climate of increasing time ...

Before the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) became a hot topic, South Koreans relied on blood types (A, B, AB and O) as a way to identify personality traits. This blood type personality theory ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In my work leading talent assessments, one of the most frequent questions I get asked by ...

Some people never seem to get sick of social time. These folks shine at parties and professional meetups. If you know someone like this, you’d probably describe them as an extrovert — the polar ...