Colin DeYoung
2018-04-03
Personality

Cybernetics and the Science of Personality with Colin Deyoung

Today I’m really excited to have Colin DeYoung on the podcast. Dr. DeYoung is associate professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota. He specializes in personality psychology but is especially interested in personality neuroscience. Besides being a prolific academic and researcher, I am also honored to count him as a dear friend and collaborator.

In this episode we discussed a wide-range of topics relating to personality, including:

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Personality Neuroscience and the Five-Factor Model

Cybernetic Big Five Theory

The neuromodulator of exploration: A unifying theory of the role of dopamine in personality

Personality neuroscience and the biology of traits

C.G. Jung’s Collective Unconscious: An Evaluation of an Historically Contingent Scientific Theory

Opening up openness to experience: A four-factor model and relations to creative achievement in the arts and sciences

The neuroscience of anxiety 

The evolution of personality variation in humans and other animals

Image credit: Valentine Cadieux

About the guest

Colin DeYoung

Podcast Guest

Colin G. DeYoung is a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota. His research is in the field of personality psychology and personality neuroscience.

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