A study of more than 1 million people found genetic influences on the Big Five traits that shape our personality.
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Certain personality traits may help explain why some educated, well-intentioned people sometimes reject conventional medicine in favour of fringe practices.
The reduction of foreign tourism is an opportunity for Africans to experience many of the continent’s premier parks at a discount.
There are many ways to decide what’s ‘fair’ in a given situation. Which one you prefer may depend on what kind of person you are.
Early exposure to lead pollution may lead to less mature personality traits as an adult.
Psychologists call these traits the ‘Big Five’: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. A researcher suggests your profile implies your response to social distancing.
Few can resist an assessment that promises to reveal your hidden, true self. But new research suggests that people mistakenly believe difficult to answer questions offer deep insights.
Hunting remains a controversial pastime. But that hasn’t stopped it attracting hunters wanting to track Africa’s wide array of wild animals.
We can learn a lot about ourselves and our evolutionary history by looking at the personalities of our primate cousins.
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Associate Professor of Marketing, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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Professor in Tourism, North-West University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Eureka College
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Lecturer in Executive Education; Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies from Louisiana State University, University of Texas at Dallas
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Professor and Chair, Southwestern Environmental Science and Policy, Northern Arizona University
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Planetary Health and Resilient Conservation Group, Griffith University
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Lecturer and Head of the Prediction and Decision-Making Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Personality Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate in Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Translational Neurogenomics, QIMR Berghofer
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Associate Professor and Head of the Neurogenetics and Dementia Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer