Are the Predictive Validity Tests Doing a Good Job?

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Personality psychology almost died entirely at the end of the sixties because of something we've talked about before, called the situation as critique. And it turns out that there is a lot of predictive validity in impersonality tests. It depends on what you're trying to predict, what behaviour you're tryingto predict. So so the power of the situation trumps personality.

David and Tamler tackle the topic selected by their Patreon supporters - the psychology of personality. What are the different dimensions of personality that distinguish one person from another? How many dimensions are there - do the Big Five capture all of them? Do we share some of these differences with other species? Why don't personality psychologists include moral character traits? Plus - are you curious about your partner's true political commitments? No problem, just install a periscope in your toilet.

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