Personality
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Mom's Personality Key to Whether Baby Gets the Breast or Bottle
By Lauren Cox last updated
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Personality Set for Life By 1st Grade, Study Suggests
By Live Science Staff last updated
It's tough to change personality. A new study shows our personalities stay the same throughout our lives, from child to adult.
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Men's and Women's Personalities: World's Apart, or Not So Different?
By Rachael Rettner last updated
Men and women's personalities are worlds apart, a new study says, but other researchers say it ain't so.
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'Moody' Toddlers More Likely to Become Problem Gamblers, Study Suggests
By Jeanna Bryner last updated
Your tot's personality may foretell later problem behaviors.
'Universal' Personality Traits Are Not, Study Finds
By Megan Gannon last updated
A new study of an isolated Bolivian society shows the "Big Five" might not be as comprehensive as previously thought.
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'Contagious Itching' More Common Among Neurotics
By Trevor Stokes last updated
The odd phenomenon of catching someone else's itch is rooted in the brain.
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Happiness Is Partly Inherited
By Live Science Staff last updated
Happy people tend to have certain personality traits linked to genes.
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'Helicopter' Parents Have Neurotic Kids, Study Suggests
By Rachael Rettner last updated
Children with so-called "helicopter parents" are more likely to be dependent, neurotic and less open, a new study finds.
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