Unit+10+-+Personality



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(just to be clear, this theory doesn't have a lot of empirical support or credibility, but some people find it interesting)

1.Keirsey Temperament Sorter II
(click "Take the KTS-II!" on the top right - they will try to sell you on getting more information, but you don't have to buy anything. You can view the "mini report" for free and at least get a basic idea of your results. The more detailed results are the ones you have to pay for. Feel free to use a fake name or email address if you don't want to use your real one.)

__The Personality Project__
A page with information on many different topics related to personality psychology.

__UC Berkeley Psychology of Personality Webcast__
This site has a series of webcasts for the Psych150 course (Psychology of Personality) at the University of California at Berkeley. Search for any topics that interest you and check them out. (It might also give you an idea of what things are like in more topic specific psych courses at the college level.)

__Personality Theories "E-Text"__
This site is an electronic textbook ("e-text") created by a professor at Shippensburg University for courses in personality theories. Check it out if you're interested in the topic.

__The Effects of Birth Order on Personality__
Alfred Adler was one of the first psychologists to begin writing about this idea. Although the credibility of this theory is disputed (it has gone in and out of popularity multiple times in the history of psychology), it is certainly an interesting one to consider. The basic idea is that your birth order (i.e. oldest, middle, youngest, or only child) affects your role in your family and how you are raised (your "nurture"). This in turn helps influence the development of your personality.

The Freud Museum Online
While we can't exactly afford a field trip to London so you can all go see Freud's couch, at least in the age of the internet we can tour it virtually. Feel free to check it out and shop at the gift shop if you dare...

Obviously not to be taken seriously, but it's amusing... :) media type="custom" key="24878950"
 * "The World's Quickest Personality Test" **

Belief in God Boils Down to a Gut Feeling
(LiveScience.com 9/22/11) This article describes some interesting recent research that suggests that a person's thinking style (more specifically how much a person relies upon intuition versus reflecting on initial instincts) may influence how religious he/she is. @http://news.yahoo.com/belief-god-boils-down-gut-feeling-104403461.html