Episode 149: The Psychology of Personality

An introduction to the psychological study of personality, beginning with a definition of what is and is not personality and a brief history of the development of the field from Freud and Jung through the Myers-Briggs Indicator and the modern trait theories. I then discuss the Big Five personality traits, covering openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism, along with validation and criticisms of this model. I conclude with a brief discussion of values and narrative identity as additional aspects of personality. If you enjoyed the podcast please consider supporting the show by making a PayPal donation or becoming a Patreon supporter.

You can listen to Episode 149: The Psychology of Personality online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Episode 149: The Psychology of Personality is an episode from The Science of Everything Podcast by James Fodor.

This episode is 44:58 long.

This episode was published on Nov 30, 2024.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Science of Everything Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.