Eysenck’s Theory of Personality Traits
An Introduction to the Eysenck Theory of Three Factors (1947, 1966) Hans Eysenck (1916-1997) developed a very influential trait theory of personality, which has successful […]
Articles by Daniel Edward
Trait Theory | An Introduction
What is a Trait Theory? A trait theory understands personality much as personality is talked about in day-to-day life: a set of personal characteristics or […]
Nomothetic and Idiographic Approaches
Nomothetic and Idiographic: Two Approaches to Personality The Nomothetic and Idiographic approaches tackle Personality Psychology from opposing angles. Personality psychologists study something that is supposedly unique to each […]
The Psychology of Memory
‘Memory is the process of encoding, storing and retrieving information’ (Martin, Carlson & Buskist, 20071). Memory Psychology largely occupies the realms of cognitive psychology and neuroscience, though […]
Philip Zimbardo
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Paltering: The Art of Lying Truthfully | Rogers et al. (2016)
It might not be something we think about explicitly, but the act of lying is underpinned by a series of complex and intriguing psychological processes: […]