Last June, along with thousands of undergrads around the world, I sat for the Law School Admission Test. Law school…
Limitations of the Five Factor Personality Test
It is important, when considering a test as prevalent and recognized as the Five Factor Personality Test (based on the Big 5 traits), to consider it’s inherent limitations.
Indeed, there is a broad consensus among personality theorists that this model…
In my two most recent blog entries, I have considered both the strengths and weaknesses of the Big 5 Trait Model. I concluded that although the model is seemingly unparalleled in its ubiquitous usage and descriptive ability, it simply cannot…
The Are you a pedophile? Test
It’s really easy to get into the world of online dating. What is your name? What are your interests? Would you like to upload a picture? And, you’re in. ‘okcupid.com’ is a dating site that is very popular; according to The Boston Globe it is “The Google of online dating.” They have created an…
As you may have learned last time with me, psychopaths can be diagnosed with the help of the famous “Hare Checklist” or “Psychopathy Checklist — revised” (PCL-R). What I did not tell you is that there is more to it than a simple 20-item list.
Quantifying the experience of romantic love.
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