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The Psychology Podcast
Colin DeYoung || Cybernetics and the Science of Personality
Apr 5, 2018
01:13:10
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Colin DeYoung, a psychology professor, discusses the modern day personality hierarchy, the scientific validity of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), dopamine's role as the neuromodulator of exploration, the link between compassion and imagination, the neuroscience of anxiety, the cybernetics of personality, and the effects of therapy on personality change.
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- Personality traits can be understood within the framework of cybernetic functioning, where human behavior is driven by a wide range of goals including exploration.
- The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a flawed personality assessment that fails to accurately capture the complexity and multidimensionality of personality traits.
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The Big Five and Cybernetic Functioning
The Big Five traits of personality, which include extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to experience, can be understood within the framework of cybernetic functioning. Cybernetics is the study of goal-directed systems that regulate themselves through feedback from their environment. Human beings, as goal-directed systems, exhibit cybernetic functioning. For example, when we feel thirsty, it is a feedback mechanism that alerts us to the need for liquid to maintain our body's balance. While human behavior is driven by a wide range of goals, exploration can be seen as a unique category, as it does not serve a specific need but can lead to the discovery of new goals and experiences.
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