Personality research is exactly what it sounds like: the study of an individual's personality. The "research" aspect can include anything from creating an intricate, detailed outline of someone's psychological make-up to discovering what generally makes each person the same as the rest of the population (or, in certain cases, different). The question that plays an enormous role in every branch of personality research, however, is why. Why does this specific personality factor appear in so many people? Or, Why does it statistically appear in those who descend from a certain lineage? Each personality-related question answered is another step towards giving more precise explanations, and therefore better help, to those who need or want the aid, such as advertisement companies that wish to create the most effective television commercials possible, or the woman who wonders whether her tendency to pace under stress is somehow ingrained in her personality. Although its connections may not seem apparent at first, personality research can, and does, play a major role in environmental studies. For example, the right amount and type of research can explain to some extent why Republicans are less likely to support certain environmental proposals than Democrats, perhaps by having members of both parties complete a survey of carefully chosen questions that delve deeper into each member's personality than he or she realizes. Another example could be proposing the future location of a wind farm based on the outcome of a certain area's personality questionnaires. The uses that personality research could provide for the continued development of environmental studies are endless.
Articles about Personality Research:
- Students' Personality Types, Intended Majors, and College Expectations: Further Evidence concerning Psychological and Sociological Interpretations of Holland's Theory
Research in Higher Education
Vol. 47, No. 7 (Nov., 2006), pp. 801-822
Published by: SpringerStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40197522
This article, written by Gary R. Pike, argues that Holland's theory, which links students' personality types with the characteristics of academic disciplines, can be used to explain not only a student's choice of a major but also how a student accostumes his/herself socially to the major, and how well he/she learns and develops throughout college. He also argues that not only do students' personalities greatly influence his/her choice of a major, his/her expectations of college do as well.
- Beyond Traits in the Study of Personality Coherence
Current Directions in Psychological Science
Vol. 8, No. 1 (Feb., 1999), pp. 27-32
Published by: Sage Publications, Inc. on behalf of Association for Psychological ScienceStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20182549
- Do People Fake on Personality Inventories? A Verbal Protocol Analysis
Journal of Business and Psychology
Vol. 21, No. 4 (Jun., 2007), pp. 489-509
Published by: SpringerStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25092975
- Personality and Emotional Response: Strategic and Tactical Responses to Changing Political Circumstances
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Vol. 614, The Biology of Political Behavior (Nov., 2007), pp. 172-195
Published by: Sage Publications, Inc. in association with the American Academy of Political and Social ScienceStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25097967
- A Goethe Note from the San Francisco Sonntagsgast: Implications and Deductions
The German Quarterly
Vol. 44, No. 2 (Mar., 1971), pp. 168-171
Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the American Association of Teachers of GermanStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/403487
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