We often hear about personality types and tests, especially in the workplace.
Many offices use tests like the NEO-PI or the Hexaco to evaluate how employees work and interact with each other.
But what’s in a personality? Are our personalities permanent? Are they shaped by our experiences? How do we know personality tests are accurate?
Dr. Amber Abernathy, associate professor of psychology, and Dr. Paul Deal, psychology department head, answer these questions and more in the July episode of the “Health Queries” podcast.
“I’m kind of a nerd when it comes to psychology and personality, and it plays a big role in our everyday lives,” Abernathy said. “It involves everything — how you see the world, how you take in events, how you interact with other people, how you cope — so it’s important to know where you fall on the scale.”