Tag: traits

Study suggests marketing is more effective when targeted to personality types

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Advertisers spend enormous amounts of time and money attempting to tailor their advertising campaigns to the needs of different demographic groups. After… Read more »

Study suggests many genes of small effect may influence economic decisions and political attitudes

From the Cornell University press releasse via EurekAlert!: Genetic factors explain some of the variation in a wide range of people’s political attitudes and economic decisions – such as preferences… Read more »

Study suggests resiliency during early teen years can protect against later alcohol, drug problems

From the University of Michigan press release via EurekAlert!: Resiliency is a measure of a person’s ability to flexibly adapt their behaviors to fit the surroundings in which they find… Read more »

Study suggests testosterone levels in baby boys may be determined by environmental conditions

From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: By comparing the testosterone levels of five-month old pairs of twins, both identical and non-identical, University of Montreal researchers were able… Read more »

Study looks at relationship between alexithymia and Type D personality

From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: The relationship between inability to express emotions (alexithymia) and a particular type of personality in psychiatric patients was explored… Read more »