Stickleback fish show initiative, personality and leadership
Researchers have shed light on the distinct, complex personalities displayed by stickleback fish.
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2012
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News tagged with personal traits
Introverts could shape extroverted co-workers' career success, study shows
Introverted employees are more likely to give low evaluations of job performance to extroverted co-workers, giving introverts a powerful role in workplaces that rely on peer-to-peer evaluation tools for awarding raises, bonuses ...
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2014
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Elderly crickets are set in their ways, study finds
As insects grow old their behaviour becomes increasingly predictable according to new research published in the journal Behavioural Ecology. The study, which set out to understand how personality alters with age, found that ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2015
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Identifying gender bias in blockbuster movies through the lens of machine learning
Popular culture plays an important role in shaping society's perceptions and attitudes around gender roles. We are fed images and stories through television, film, music and social media that can both enhance or challenge ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2023
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Facebook posts reveal personality traits, but changes complicate interpretation
A study from the University of Kansas finds that people can accurately detect the personality traits of strangers through Facebook activity; however, changes to the social media site in the past three years could be making ...
Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2014
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Evolutionary benefit of human personality traits
Bold and outgoing or shy and retiring –– while many people can shift from one to the other as circumstances warrant, in general they lean toward one disposition or the other. And that inclination changes little over the ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2013
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No simple answer for why people believe in conspiracy theories, says new study
People can be prone to believe in conspiracy theories due to a combination of personality traits and motivations, including relying strongly on their intuition, feeling a sense of antagonism and superiority toward others, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2023
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Studies suggest males have more personality
(PhysOrg.com) -- Males have more pronounced personalities than females across a range of species - from humans to house sparrows - according to new research. Consistent personality traits, such as aggression and daring, are ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 18, 2009
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Study shows higher job performance linked to people who are more honest and humble
The more honesty and humility an employee may have, the higher their job performance, as rated by the employees' supervisor. That's the new finding from a Baylor University study that found the honesty-humility personality ...
Social Sciences
Mar 1, 2011
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Time management can work but in unexpected ways, according to new research
If you have a second, try typing "time management" into your favorite search engine.
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2021
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