In everyday language, the term validity is typically used to describe something as being trustworthy or legit. It's meaning in psychology suggests something similar—it's all about whether we can trust ...

For decades, personality tests have been used by big corporations to evaluate employee candidates during their hiring process. But more and more, I am seeing early-stage companies using these tests to ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Ask Erin Mantz why she loves personality tests, and she’ll tell you she’s a Pisces, an only child, and an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Personality tests are often treated as tools for diagnosis or ...

The Enneagram, to its subscribers and skeptics, is different from other personality tests. Unlike attachment theory, which was founded by psychologist and psychiatrist John Bowlby in the mid-20th ...

Though most of the really good personality tests are expensive, there's little point in shouldering the (often considerable) expense when you're interested because you're a writer. It would be ...

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In our search for self-knowledge, we’ve all likely taken one (or several) personality tests. The goal is to gain insights about ourselves—why we are the way we are. But are these tests any good? Do ...