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…

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…

Into the Mind of a Psychopath

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.

How Luminous Is The Lumosity Performance Index?

Your eye roll tells me that you’re hypnotizable…not that you’re skeptical!

Hypnosis is one of those mystical topics that often is brought up by people who…

Are you another Picasso, or a serial killer in the making?

Rest assured, I would like to believe that…

Why Essay questions are inherently better than Multiple Choice questions

What Your Favourite Sex Position Says About You

The validity and prevalence of internet personality…

Are intelligence tests sexist?

I only have two words: Shepard and Metzler. They were the creators of the first mental rotation tasks used to test spatial…

On a scale from 1–10, how would you rate your pain?

There is a lingering question. Is it a good idea asking patients to fill out a test or should the doctor/psychologist bases their diagnostic just on their observation? In certain cases, it is best to have them fill out a test rather than…