Research reveals how people process information, how they acquire—and sometimes reject—knowledge, and how that compares to ...

For years, Olga Khazan, a Virginia-based staff writer at The Atlantic, knew she had a big problem: she hated much of her own personality. "I was constantly worried about everything," she said. "Just ...

Alexander Christensen's recent study probably won't rewrite 40 years of history in the field of psychology, but he hopes that his research team's quantitative approach to developing and evaluating ...

Ever wonder what truly makes a person effortlessly cool? Forget fleeting fashion trends or forced aloofness—scientists have ...

You have probably completed a personality test sometime—for fun, or as part of a job application process, perhaps. What do your results mean? Do they reveal what you will do in the future? Probably ...

It’s trendy to be single. According to a 2023 data release from the U.S. Census Bureau, 46.4% of American adults were single. The proportion of adults who have never been married reached record highs: ...

When we talk about our personality, many of us treat it as a fixed, unchanging part of us. But the truth is our personality can evolve and often does, even without us deliberately trying. For example, ...

Addressing blindspots or imbalances can help us achieve our goals, and feel happier and more fulfilled. At the very least, the attempt can make us more comfortable with being ...

Changes in personality following a heart transplant have been noted pretty much ever since transplants began. In one case, a person who hated classical music developed a passion for the genre after ...