Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone’s everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research that suggests you can, and often sooner than you might expect. Whether in a ...

In a world where first impressions are often carefully managed and words can be strategically chosen, it's easy to overlook the most honest communicators of all: our everyday behaviors. Our actions, ...

THIS brainteaser will tell you a lot about your personality, and it’s all in the first word you see when you look at the puzzle. Just a quick glance at these four letters can tell you about your ...

The words you use can reveal a lot about your personality, and in more subtle ways than you think. Researchers (like me) are using that fact to look at what you do online and discover the secrets of ...

I have been examining how psychologists and other experts judge personality, and how experts' judgments of personality might differ from the judgments made by ordinary people. My aim is to explore how ...

Are you a cunning linguist? Maybe you're a stickler for proper grammar. Maybe you commit so many typos that people think you're drunk texting... even when you're sober. Science says the words we use ...

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone’s everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research that suggests you can, and often sooner than you might expect. Whether in a ...