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According to a recent article in the Journal of Personality, Listening, Watching and Reading, Americans devote over 38 hours per week, or 55% of the time they are awake, to watching TV and movies. Both film buffs and occasional viewers can agree that movies are a huge part of peoples’ everyday lives. This leaves the unanswered question of “what are we going to watch?” on many viewers' minds. Often, the age old debate of chick-flick or action-thriller immediately arises and a couple or group of people are suddenly divided. So, what causes this division? Recent studies have confirmed psychological traits are linked to individual characteristics, values and preferences. At TipTap Lab, we wanted to understand how psychological traits were predictive of the types of movies individuals watch, and how this can be used to better predict movie-going behavior.
For many, the holidays are synonymous with stress. Shopping for anyone - parents and siblings, or spouses or friends, co-workers, and other relatives - can be stressful whether it be because of time limitations or budget. The overwhelming fear of buying the wrong gift for loved ones consumes many, resulting in gift cards, cash, or other tokens viewed by some as impersonal.
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When developing tools for online market research, there are three main objectives: create scales that are rigorous and robust, meet academic and research standards, and make these tools something that will be engaging and effective on the Internet. Here at TipTap Lab, we found this process to be easier said than done in many ways. We spent three years conducting exploratory research and testing and confirming validity in order to create a tool that provided a better understanding of people.
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In Part 1 of A History of Personality Psychology, we chronicled the development of the biological and theoretical basis for the existence of human personality. From the musings of Hippocrates and Plato to the tragic yet enlightening tamping rod accident suffered by Phineas Gage, psychology has come a long way in establishing the validity of personality. Shifting away from establishing the existence of personality, Part 2 of the history of personality psychology will be focused on the structure of personality.