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Pandemic stress may have had a lasting impact on our personalities

by Maggie Mertens October 5, 2022

Enlarge this image molotovcoketail/Getty Images molotovcoketail/Getty Images The global coronavirus pandemic disrupted almost everything about our lives, from how we work and…
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Personalities don’t usually change quickly but they may have during the pandemic

by Maggie Mertens October 5, 2022

Enlarge this image molotovcoketail/Getty Images molotovcoketail/Getty Images The global coronavirus pandemic disrupted almost everything about our lives, from how we work and…
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Remembrance For Walter Mischel, Psychologist Who Devised The Marshmallow Test

by Julie Carli September 21, 2018

YouTube Walter Mischel, a revolutionary psychologist with a specialty in personality theory, died of pancreatic cancer on Sept. 12. He was 88.…
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How Hermann Rorschach’s ‘Inkblots’ Took On A Life Of Their Own

by NPR February 17, 2017

Enlarge this image An early draft of Card III in Hermann Rorschach’s psychological test. Archiv und Sammlung Hermann Rorschach, University Library of…
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Personality Can Change Over A Lifetime, And Usually For The Better

by NPR July 2, 2016
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Invisibilia: Is Your Personality Fixed, Or Can You Change Who You Are?

by explainingmedicine June 24, 2016

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the latest episode of the Invisibilia podcast and program, which is broadcast on participating public radio stations. This story contains language that some may find offensive. This is the story of a prisoner who committed a horrible crime and says he’s no longer the same person who did […]