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Birth order clearly matters, just not for personality. charamelody/Flickr

October 19, 2015

Anxious conservative or easygoing rebel? Busting the birth-order myths

Nick Haslam, University of Melbourne

Birth order offers an intuitively appealing explanation for the perplexing differences between us and our siblings. Only problem is, it's a myth.

Introversion is one of the five major personality traits. findingtheobvious/Flickr

July 12, 2015

The introvert ‘quiet revolution’ is not what it seems

Luke Smillie, University of Melbourne

Introverts have been coming out of the woodwork and staging a quiet revolution, but it's not quite what it seems.

More than two million cat videos were posted on YouTube as of 2014 with nearly 26 billion total views. from shutterstock.com

June 18, 2015

Cat lovers rejoice: watching online videos lowers stress and makes you happy

Sasha Petrova, The Conversation

Watching cute cat videos and looking at their online pictures may not be a waste of time. A new study has found doing so could boost energy levels and increase feelings of happiness.

Myers-Briggs has a legion of fans; but not everyone thinks such a system is a good idea. Flickr/MTSOfan

September 4, 2014

Why using Myers-Briggs at work Might Be a Terrible Idea (MBTI)

Jesse E. Olsen, University of Melbourne and Peter Gahan, University of Melbourne

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the most popular personality test, boasting millions of test-takers each year. Developed in the 1940s by Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Briggs, the MBTI is…

Top contributors

Peter Gahan
Professor of Management + Director, Centre for Workplace Leadership, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
Luke Smillie
Senior Lecturer in Personality Psychology, University of Melbourne
Nick Haslam
Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne
Owen Churches
Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, Flinders University
Lisa A Williams
Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, UNSW
Jesse E. Olsen
Senior Research Fellow, Ctr for Workplace Leadership, Dept of Management & Marketing, Faculty of Business & Economics, University of Melbourne