Category: Personality

Study suggests listeners get an idea of the personality of the speaker through his voice

From the Universitat Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona press release: A paper published by Cristina Baus and Albert Costa, UPF researchers at the Center for Cognition and Brain (CBC), in collaboration… Read more »

Study suggests intellectual curiosity and confidence help children take on math and reading

From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Children’s personalities may influence how they perform in math and reading, according to a study by psychology researchers at The University… Read more »

Study suggests a certain personality trait increases risk of falling victim to cybercrime

From the Michigan State University press release: Impulse online shopping, downloading music and compulsive email use are all signs of a certain personality trait that make you a target for… Read more »

Study suggests self-perception and reality seem to line-up when it comes to judging our own personality

From the University of Toronto press release: When it comes to self-assessment, new U of T research suggests that maybe we do have a pretty good handle on our own… Read more »

Study suggests personality and mood affect brain response to personal choice

From the Elsevier press release: Personality traits and mental health affect how people value personal control in decision making, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging…. Read more »

Study looks at effect of personality on success with sex and procreation

From the Queensland University of Technology press release: Men with a greater range of personality traits, especially those deemed extraverted, emotionally stable, agreeable or conscientious, have sex more often and… Read more »