The Ethics of Blogging about Public Personalities: Introduction
I have been wondering about how psychologists, psychiatrists, and other professionals in the mental health field might comment ethically on the personalities of public figures. When might it be helpful...
View ArticleDo Good Intentions Matter When Commenting about Public Personalities?
Do a blogger's intentions matter when commenting on a public figure? Some people might say that an ethical commentator should possess virtuous motives if discussing the personality of a public...
View ArticleThe Potential Downside of Commenting about Others
What kind of ethics should mental health professionals follow when commenting on the personalities of public figures -- if they ought to comment at all? A look at the dark side of commenting on public...
View ArticleThe Potential Upside of Commenting About Others
In "The vindication of gossip," Aaron Ben Ze'ev of the University of Haifa argues that gossip is neither good or bad, but rather represents our interest in other people's lives. When commentators...
View ArticleWhat Mental Health Professionals Might Add to the Discussion of a Public...
People pay attention to commentaries about public figures and their personalities because it helps satisfy a natural interest in their fellow human beings. Satisfying such curiosity can be a...
View ArticleThe Form of the Judgment of a Public Figure
The problem with personality psychology is how personal it can become when talking about specific individuals. If you are a cognitive psychologist you can speak generally about cognitive phenomena such...
View ArticleThree Skills Involved in Ethical Judgments 1: Communication
I have been exploring what a set of ideal standards would be for commenting ethically on the psychology of public figures. In a series of posts beginning in January of this year, I have proceded...
View ArticleThree Skills Involved in Ethical Judgments of Public Figures 2: Psychological...
I explored the communication skills useful in making ethical judgments of public figures in my last post. Clear writing, guided by an editor, can help a professional who is analyzing another person to...
View ArticleReturning to the "Personality Analyst"
The "Personality Analyst"--starting up again.read more
View ArticleOn Judging and Being Judged Over the Holidays—2013 Edition
What do we do when other people judge us?read more
View ArticleWhat Personality Psychology Is--And Isn't
Even other psychologists can misunderstand personality psychology.read more
View ArticleThe Allure of Our Private Personality
Looking deeply within ourselves we discover a paradox: Even our most private thoughts can involve social concerns. read more
View ArticleThe Vocabulary of the Parts of Personality
Recognizing a part of personality can help us predict a person's acts.read more
View ArticleNewly-Proposed Parts of Personality
Why are some proposed parts of personality accepted; others rejected?read more
View ArticleWondering if Personal Intelligence Exists
Is there some common logic behind the advice we receive about personality?read more
View ArticleUsing Personal Intelligence in Planning our Lives
Future shock and personal planningread more
View ArticlePersonal Intelligence Inside and Out
Intelligences evolve because there is information in the outside world that is important for us to know about. read more
View ArticleEmotional Intelligence...And Now Personal Intelligence?
How do Emotional, Social, and Personal Intelligences Differ? read more
View ArticleHow Many New Intelligences Are There?
Judging from new book titles, there are quite a few new "intelligences" out there.read more
View ArticleFive Advances in How Psychologists View Personality
How psychologists changed their minds about personality—and what it means for understanding ourselves.read more
View ArticleWatching the People Watchers
People watch one another all the time--and for good reason.read more
View ArticleHow High Is Your Personal Intelligence?
Who's high and who's low in personal intelligence?read more
View ArticleIs Personal Intelligence Important?
Could personal intelligence be as important as verbal intelligence?read more
View ArticleBiography Reveals Personal Intelligence, or Does It?
People reveal themselves in their interviews and biographies--up to a point.read more
View ArticlePersonal Intelligence: Clues from a Handshake
A clue to how outgoing a person is...courtesy of a handshake.read more
View ArticleCan You Tell the Cat Lovers From the Dog Lovers?
We use our personal intelligence to figure out the people around us–often by collecting clues to their personalities. Whether a person loves cats, dogs, turtles or snakes provides information about...
View ArticleSix Lessons Preschoolers Learn about Personality
Learning about personality isn't just child's play...read more
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