Personality
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Just One Question Can Identify a NarcissistNarcissists can be reliably identified using just one quick survey question, new research suggests.
By Tia Ghose Published
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What Your Facebook Photos Say About Your PersonalityThe way your Facebook profile looks may suggest a lot about your personality, a new study finds. Researchers compared how extroverts and neurotics behave on the popular social networking site.
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe Published
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These Facial Features Matter Most to First ImpressionsBy Charles Q. Choi Published
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Why Extroverts Could Cause Problems on a Mission to MarsOn long-term space missions, such as missions to Mars, having an extrovert on board could have several disadvantages, a new study suggests.
By Rachael Rettner Published
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Dog People vs. Cat People: Who's More Outgoing? More Intelligent?"Dog people" and "cat people" really do have different personalities, according to a new study.
By Rachael Rettner Published
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Firstborn Siblings Are More Conservative, New Study FindsA new study finds that firstborns are more conservative than their younger siblings, lending support to the controversial idea that birth order might influence personality in the long run.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Chimps and Humans Share Similar Personality TraitsChimpanzees not only possess many of the same personality traits as humans — from agreeableness to extroversion — these traits are structured almost identically in both humans and chimps.
By Elizabeth Peterson Published
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Food vs. Sex: Why Some Female Spiders Eat Males Before MatingCertain female spiders are infamous for eating their partners after sex, but some actually pounce on suitors, fangs first, before mating ever occurs.
By Megan Gannon Published
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How Personality Increases Risk of Drug AbuseBy Rachael Rettner Published
