From Aristotle to Sigmund Freud and Abraham Maslow, countless theories and concepts for understanding personality have been proposed. Throughout history, these and other great minds sought to answer ...

You know the "type:" So-called “Type A” personalities are hard-charging, determined to compete and to win. Combining traits such as drive and impatience, Type A was once thought to be related to heart ...

Some people believe personality is fixed, but more recent research suggests that personality may develop over time and that people’s personality traits can change. Personality types group people into ...

People love taking personality tests, but are personality types real? Maybe, and maybe not. Personality development is complicated, and most healthy personality types are not so easily defined. Your ...

In the days before psychology, philosophers and scholars frequently hypothesized about the various causes of people’s behavior. While we have modern science to debunk many of the pseudoscientific ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I am continuing my ongoing series about the ...

The desire to be self-aware and understand our unique needs has led to an increased interest in understanding personality types. Personality tests, such as Myers-Briggs, use personality traits to ...

While the Type A and Type B personalities are widely known, did you know there are also Type C and D personalities as well? To determine if you are a Type C personality, simply take a personality test ...

New psychological research examines why so many are prone to believe in conspiracy theories — and the reasons are more complex than you might expect. “Conspiracy theorists are not all likely to be ...

Are you reserved and quiet, focused on your thoughts, and the kind of person who bases decisions on logic rather than hunches? If so, you may be an ISTP type on the Myers-Briggs personality indicator.

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...