This video sparked my need to know more on how the personality is affected by long term exposure to poverty. I feel like I'd be a completely different person if I lived comfortably, not having to deal with the constant social pressures, the hopelessness, feelings of inadequacy, the shame, regret, and self hatred.
So, I watch Crash Course for the fun of it, the psychology series especially. I just find his way of talking and teaching really relaxing, his voice is very expressive and fast paced in a way that keeps me interested and entertained at the same time. Most of the time, with educational videos, the speaker speaks so..slow and monotonous and I hate it SO much. I always fell asleep in class because of it. But when t hey occasionally show something with this fantastic man, I was always interested and ready to learn.
How would you measure a personality? What, exactly, is the self? Well, as you've come to expect, it's not that easy to nail down an answer for those questions. Whether you're into blood, bile, earth, wind, fire, or those Buzzfeed questionnaires, there are LOTS of ways to get at who we are and why.
It's great that you started to use Google+, but posting everything at the same time is not really the best way to enter people's streams :-). Best wishes.
David de Kloet I think this is just catch-up, because they've posted here before. Hopefully, things will be posted in a more timely fashion from here on.
Robert Plutchik's wheel of emotions is an interesting concept that made an appearance in one of my CS research projects. I'm surprised it didn't get a passing reference in the video.
"We’re all different people all through our lives. And that’s okay. That’s good. You gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be."
This not only got me through AP Psychology in high school but also my psych 101 class in college and will probably help me in getting my degree! Thank you Hank
There’s a GLARING missed pun in here. “Using OCEAN or CANOE to remember..whichever one you want” should’ve been “Using OCEAN or CANOE to remember..whichever floats your boat” 😂😂😂😂
I love the study of people and the 'self' this has helped me a lot in understanding people and predicting how they will act..I have a form of autism but I don't even mention that anymore because I basically conquered it
The Chinese Wu Xing system, used in almost everything, including medicine, actually has wood instead of wind. It was thought that wind was created by trees, and therefore not a separate element.
+Red You should know however that most psychologists don't see it as a reliable test. It is based on the 16 personality model from Jung which isn't widely accepted by psychologists at all. And if you do the test twice you are likely to get a different outcome. And at last it's results are seen as stereotypes and those are not accurate. But it might give you some insights in your personality and it might trigger you to think critically about the test as well as your personality which is great. The Hogan Personality Inventory is a better test but it is more focussed on hiring employees. If you like MBTI you could like the HPI too.
Annie Same here it’s really intriguing to read about all of the different personality types and compare them to my peers and try and figure out where they fit. And then I ask them (if they know their type) and see if I’m correct
How on earth did you list all those systems if categorizing people's personalities without mentioning Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor? It must have been a conscious choice. I was SURE you'd come back at the end with a joke like, "Thanks for watching. By the way... I am a Hufflepuff." (or whichever)
M Rachel Its kinda funny because until the more recent episodes of Adventure Time (from way after this episode of CCP aired) she was kind of a sociopathic control-freak. xD
Thank you everyone who makes all these videos! especially the psychology ones!! they are really great and way to make a difference and help people learn
excellent exposition of a hard subject!....congratulations on your effectiveness in the subject matter and especially in making it fun!....more schools should learn from your technique of teaching!...
I love the Internal Family Systems therapy model that describes self with 8 C's: curiousity, compassion, calm, clarity, creativity, courage, connectedness, & confidence. I have dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) & have been on an epic journey of redefining who "I" am! LOVE your videos!!!!! HUGE HELP along this healing journey!!!! THANK YOU for all you do!!!!! in Light & Love, ~Kristin
I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder - I would really appreciate more information about this disorder - I've also been diagnosed with Bipolar and GAD when I was 14 and 16 respectively. I really appreciate the video's you have for those, they really helped explain to my friends what it means to have my illnesses, but I can't find anything that really helps explain BPD and I don't know a lot about it other than I have it.
I’m very much a Humanistic-Existential psychologist, but also very much love objective assessment measures. The key is to reach conclusions based on ALL the information gathered. In this manner they compliment each other & refine our conclusions.
Overall, great episode! I hate to be "that person," but I do feel the need to point out that introversion does not necessarily mean the same thing as shyness. Introversion means finding energy without having to be around people. Shyness means being afraid or nervous around people. Those are two different things. Now you know. Have a great day and DFTBA! :)
I would just like to say as an artist attempting to navigate her way through the soft sciences (tho from such a mindset, psychology seems pretty hard science sometimes.) Anyways, I really enjoy the graphics. Beautiful work. They're equal to the quality of verbal information given. Thank you.
+Naomi Lewis how do sciences get softer? haha i just see this as academics putting out ideas about the nature of reality that can't be proven and really don't even seem to fully describe it. as john green thinks of it, it's so soft it's nearly philosophy, but it thinks that it's hard enough to be nearly biology.
When it came to the picture of the woman in the hall, a person in my psychology class said that they thought that she was laughing because she had just killed him...
The traits for the chart on 3:40 are confusing. Because I'm a little of both for each. I've noticed I act different ways with different people. I never treat 1 person the same. Some people are hard to deal with, and based on how well I feel I can handle them ,affects how I treat them. People have multiple views of me, and I do trust people, but I am suspicious when I know something's wrong and then I pull back and reserve myself. I've come to the conclusion, I'm a little of everything .
As a non-native speaker, sometimes the videos are kinda hard for me to understand or they're all going a little too fast, but besides that, this is so interesting and I'm so glad you guys put your time in making all this awesome things.
Thank you for putting the effort into producing these videos. You have confirmed my self analyses. Ive spent many years pondering. you showed me my correctness.
CrashCourse Just a point of clarification, MMPI and Myers Briggs are not actually trait tests, not in the sense of trait theory. MMPI uses empirical criterion keying. Basically a large battery of random questions were administered to clinical populations, and responses were correlated with diagnostic groups. When you take the test, your results are based on how your responses correlate to the average response in one of those groups. It's a very atheoretical type of test and based more on psychiatric diagnosing than traits. Myers-Briggs also does not use traits, which are continuous, but rather focuses on types. Types are binary categories. You are extroverted or introverted, etc. It does not tell you to what extent you are introverted or extroverted though. Trait tests on the other hand are developed using factor analysis, which groups together similar questions into groups called factors. The test developer then looks at what these have in common and gives the factor a name. When someone takes the test, they are placed on a continuum, rather than a binary category like the Myers-Briggs. Many trait theorists will get a bit peeved if you compare their work to the MBPI, which they often view as unscientific. I made that mistake once when I first started studying trait theory, haha. Some good trait tests are the popular Big Five Personality Inventory, the HEXACO personality inventory, the alternative five/zuckerman-kuhlman-aluja personality inventory, and the Eysenck personality inventory. There are free versions of these online except for the alternative five I believe, so those curious about personality traits should take them all and compare the results from different tests!
Brandon Vaughan Actually Myers-Briggs can be placed on a continuum if you factor in the cognitive functions which include, Introverted Thinking (Ti), Extraverted Thinking (Te), Introverted Sensing (Si), Extraverted Sensing (Se), Introverted Feeling (Fi), Extraverted Feeling (Fe), Introverted Intuition (Ni), Extraverted Intuition (Ne). Say for example your type is INTP then your cognitive function stack will be from strongest to weakest, Introverted Thinking (Ti), Extraverted Intuition (Ne), Introverted Sensing (Si), Extraverted Feeling (Fe). The test is continually changing like the Big 5, I think this is the biggest misunderstanding people have about the myers briggs. So basically my point is depending on environmental factors you use these cognitive functions like perks and the strongest one or tendency to use more would likely show your type.
Phillip Han There are more problems with the MBTI than just the one Brandon pointed out. Another major criticism is that it lacks at least one factor that's needed to accurately characterize personality profiles, namely Neuroticism. And possibly even two, which is why there is now the HEXACO, which is basically just the Big Five + Honesty. And as interesting as the Jungian cognitive functions sound, afaik there's not been any good research done to actually root its theoretical framework in actual empirical findings. And at least from my perspective, the predictions of these functions don't sound very testable (ex. the Ne function is supposedly great at exploring a wide range of abstract ideas ---> very vague and imprecise), i.e. they're not very falsifiable, and thus aren't very scientific. Of course, it's not completely useless as each of the various traits of the MBTI do in fact correlate moderately to strongly with actual personality dimensions. But still, there are very good reasons why it is not seriously used or studied by personality researchers.
People say that if you take the test more than once you’ll always get a different answer, but I’ve taken the test like way too many times throughout the last six years since I’d heard of it, and while I do think no test should ever be taken as gospel - one’s personality can change over time or due to circumstance, I’ve gotten the same result every time (INTP), and I’m not sure I’d believe someone who said they got different answers taking it two days in a row.
Why "yay". It's not like its a good thing, just as extroversion isn't a good thing, it's just a thing that your are and others aren't, it has its merits and downsides.
VivroMori You're right. But for someone like me who lives in a society that prefers traits that are more commonly found in extroverts, it's nice to be able to feel at peace with being an introvert especially when I got so much shit for it when I was younger. So, yay.
Not always, but it often does. I know someone who is introverted but often when I meet her she`s always kind of wacky and outgoing in random bursts when around other people. On the other hand I`m introverted and really don`t like talking much.
Arkantos117 Yeah, but those who are introverted would be more likely to be shy right? It seems a little counter intuitive for a shy person to be extroverted. actually what would a shy extrovert be like? I`m presuming you can enlighten me on this.
Bricks Of Awesome A shy extravert is someone who maybe wants to be the centre of the party and have everyone pay attention to them, talk to them etc. but can't bring themselves to do it. Maybe they have bad experiences or something resulting in them fearing being looked down upon. An introvert doesn't necessarily want any of that but could handle it, therefore not shy.
Bricks Of Awesome Actually, it's arguable that extroverted people tend to be shy more often. Extroverts usually care about others' opinions more, so they would be more embarrassed if they weren't as close to the 'norm' or whatever. Introverts are usually just a little slower to start up, not particularly shy. As an introvert, I'm not shy, but I am quiet, I never see the point in being gregarious or anything like that.
Great outlook of personality. Ths just shows us how primitive in the evolutionary stage of knowledge we still are at discovering how things, but these analysis and theories presented were just another thing for me to learn upon. Great video!
I had to take Maslow's self-actualization test for a personality psych course. Most of its questions are sensible, but then there are a few really weird ones, like "Agree/Disagree: I relate to wizards." I don't really understand how that's even a question on the test. Anyway, when I took it, I found what I already knew: I'm mentally stable in most of my life, but horribly, terribly deficient in my social and love life. Yeah, thanks for rubbing THAT in...and making me write an 8-page paper on it...
***** Hm. Maybe. But Maslow's test didn't really seem to be looking for disorders, just actualization in various aspects of life (career, social life, etc.).
I might be the only one up for something like this but what if CC proposed an open ended question to the viewers, or some type of response provoking question after each video open to discussion, I think it would help solidify a lot of the ideas taught throughout the video by helping viewers create personal relationships to the content enabling us to walk away with some substance and call to action.
The world does indeed have people who are happy, sad, angry, scared and even none. We are who we are and for that, I am impressed and interested how we function ourselves and with others who understand or not. Is social interaction hard to deal with?
+Sophie Filo Chaotic neutral is a Dungeons and Dragons alignment, Slytherin is a Harry Potter house, and Erudite is a Divergent faction. Just look up D&D alignment quiz, Harry Potter house quiz, and Divergent faction quiz. They're not very long
Personality can be hard to put together and fully figure out because peoples personalities and out looks on life among other things can alternate at times whether it be times of crisis or chaos or not. Personality probably has its rating scores as well like other types of different scales to the contrary and all. What some would deem a terrible or horrendous personality others would deem Okay or Average or even a Fantastic or Amazing personality and vice versa. I suppose what most people within there right minds may view as a top tier personality would be someone who has no flaws and has made not mistakes physically, Mentally, and Spiritually among other ways of doing misdeeds. Some peoples mentality or mindsets may be designed and programmed liked a certain way sometimes like a humanoid robot or machine. Some peoples personalities to others can change depending on the circumstances going on around them like they may act nice around certain people and okay around others and like complete savages around others and so on and so forth. Some personalities are just a public persona and display while alone and private it is indeed unfamiliar. Some people have Multiple personality Disorders that can certainly alter there personas and sometimes make the victim of the diagnosis unpredictable and sometimes rash and reckless to a fault. Kinda like a Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome I suppose they would call it at least I would. The Majority of us have made mistakes in our lives some may consider them mistakes or choices or another topic depending on the individual of course but it is not always so easy or simplistic to define and pinpoint with accuracy and all. Of course some of our personalities I suppose can get us in better moods whether by exercising or some medications like anti depressants or perhaps some other type of formula medication or something of the sort. Some peeps have more of a "Moral Compass" to them and can not stand to see anyone or anything in what they would consider a bad place or position no matter what wrong the person may have done to them. Others are indifferent and others are sadistic and enjoy causing pain and terror to others for nothing but there own amusement. Some people personality wise can be shy and quiet individuals or they can be in between laid back and outgoing which is something I consider myself but some may label me different then what I view myself as of course. Some people Feign one personality and lie through there teeth and are very skilled liars and manipulators to get there way a "Wolf in Sheep's clothing" some would call it or the definition of "Fake it to you make it". Some are just the same way no matter what they are into or who or what they are around.
more more more about the human psyche please Hank, i'm having strange days to say the least and this really cracks me up ( like a lot of people ) also its super freaking fascinating oh yes, the youtube gods were feeling good when they made this channel, love ya Hank
I'm a high-functioning autistic rationalist and with a morality based on altruistic utilitarian consequentialism and trans-humanism. My favorite personality quantification is the MtG colour wheel. I'm U-R-G in that order.
More often than not, when most people encounter personality tests casually, it's the Meyers-Briggs test, which is at best pop culture, and at worst, not much more profound than astrology. I think a lot of people go through a phase where they take Meyers-Briggs a lot more seriously than it's taken in the mental health community, myself included. Mostly, it tends to reinforce and exaggerate how we see ourselves in the first place.
Tyler Witt You can take any of them. My advice is merely to view any such self-administered popular personality quiz as entertainment, the same as if you were reading it in a lifestyle magazine.
I really hate when people say this because essentially you're saying that Carl Jung can be almost entirely discredited in his observations of people. No, it is not just pop culture and "not much more profound then astrology". Yes, it has definite limitations on both a scientific and applicable basis.
VivroMori Carl Jung was a pseudoscientist from the era when psychiatry had no real scientific rigor. If you're going to defend Jung, there's probably not a lot of point in us conversing, because we're probably never going to agree. He was also into astrology, alchemy, and a lot of spiritualist nonsense, so my line was pretty apt. If you want to defend Jung, it's helpful to consider how much woo you're letting through the door.
that instead of having a soft outside your more crunchy with means you're probably a little distrusting or self reserved, it could also mean you're more green on the outside and therefore more positive, or that you see yourself as different from other people and are nervous around others because you fear that they will judge you because you're different, or your a vegetarian, just a guess
You guys should produce some sort of online or physical text book for these courses using all of the cool graphics from the videos.
CuttlefishPi yes
It’s been 5 years, and yes this is still a good idea.
Maybe add more depth than the videos could.
like comic books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agreeee!!!!
Yassss.
This video sparked my need to know more on how the personality is affected by long term exposure to poverty. I feel like I'd be a completely different person if I lived comfortably, not having to deal with the constant social pressures, the hopelessness, feelings of inadequacy, the shame, regret, and self hatred.
So, I watch Crash Course for the fun of it, the psychology series especially. I just find his way of talking and teaching really relaxing, his voice is very expressive and fast paced in a way that keeps me interested and entertained at the same time.
Most of the time, with educational videos, the speaker speaks so..slow and monotonous and I hate it SO much. I always fell asleep in class because of it.
But when t hey occasionally show something with this fantastic man, I was always interested and ready to learn.
How would you measure a personality? What, exactly, is the self? Well, as you've come to expect, it's not that easy to nail down an answer for those questions. Whether you're into blood, bile, earth, wind, fire, or those Buzzfeed questionnaires, there are LOTS of ways to get at who we are and why.
It's great that you started to use Google+, but posting everything at the same time is not really the best way to enter people's streams :-).
Best wishes.
David de Kloet I think this is just catch-up, because they've posted here before. Hopefully, things will be posted in a more timely fashion from here on.
Robert Plutchik's wheel of emotions is an interesting concept that made an appearance in one of my CS research projects. I'm surprised it didn't get a passing reference in the video.
I want CrashCourse Medicine!
Jia Yi Lim You mean Healthcare Triage?
"We’re all different people all through our lives. And that’s okay. That’s good. You gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be."
Hank just taught me 3 chapters in 3 videos 15 mins each, and my teacher can't even do that in 3 weeks! What a legend. Thanks Hank!
This not only got me through AP Psychology in high school but also my psych 101 class in college and will probably help me in getting my degree! Thank you Hank
There’s a GLARING missed pun in here.
“Using OCEAN or CANOE to remember..whichever one you want” should’ve been
“Using OCEAN or CANOE to remember..whichever floats your boat” 😂😂😂😂
Gold
hahahh
Though asking whichever one you want, may say something about you, or so the pschyodynamics think.
These two videos covered literally everything in a full lecture section of my psych class, lol. Thank you.
So are y'all genuinely watching this video for fun or are y'all in quarantine forced to watch it and take notes by your crazy psych teacher??
Hank- "And then you got your buzzfeed quizzes to determine what kind of sandwich you are"
Me- **googles** what kind of sandwich *am* i?
Jean Fox I
Jean Fox, I am a cheese sandwitch
palestine flag
I LOVE HOW YALL USED ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK!!!!
+Aimi Mayne me too!
LOVE HOW YOU SAID 'Y'ALL' BECAUSE OF ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK!!!
I was looking for this comment!
I love the study of people and the 'self' this has helped me a lot in understanding people and predicting how they will act..I have a form of autism but I don't even mention that anymore because I basically conquered it
The Chinese Wu Xing system, used in almost everything, including medicine, actually has wood instead of wind. It was thought that wind was created by trees, and therefore not a separate element.
I love how much this channel makes me think about the world and how I live in it. Well done!
I'm actually obsessed with MBTI. I love everything about it. It's just incredibly interesting to me and I love it.
+Red what are you? :D
+Red You should know however that most psychologists don't see it as a reliable test. It is based on the 16 personality model from Jung which isn't widely accepted by psychologists at all. And if you do the test twice you are likely to get a different outcome. And at last it's results are seen as stereotypes and those are not accurate.
But it might give you some insights in your personality and it might trigger you to think critically about the test as well as your personality which is great.
The Hogan Personality Inventory is a better test but it is more focussed on hiring employees. If you like MBTI you could like the HPI too.
+Nick Halewijn of course no test is perfect, these tests are just pointers about our traits at most
Annie Same here it’s really intriguing to read about all of the different personality types and compare them to my peers and try and figure out where they fit. And then I ask them (if they know their type) and see if I’m correct
I’m an INFJ
How on earth did you list all those systems if categorizing people's personalities without mentioning Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor? It must have been a conscious choice. I was SURE you'd come back at the end with a joke like, "Thanks for watching. By the way... I am a Hufflepuff." (or whichever)
You need more likes Professor.
***** Oops! Thought I might have. Once I saw it it looked wrong.
Copyright?
He's a Ravenclaw
Are you gay? Straight? Unicorn?
My ideal self is princess bubble gum
M Rachel I got a kick out of them using princess bubblegum to represent the "ideal self" as well
M Rachel Its kinda funny because until the more recent episodes of Adventure Time (from way after this episode of CCP aired) she was kind of a sociopathic control-freak. xD
IKR. I was scrolling just to find a comment related to that!
Thank you everyone who makes all these videos! especially the psychology ones!! they are really great and way to make a difference and help people learn
I would like him to take a moment before he starts next sentence plz
9:45 Did no one notice that Princess Bubblegum from Adventure Time appeared in the video? I'm surprised nobody commented about it.
;D
At the part about "ideal self", no less :D
Same.
I had a smile a mile wide when I saw that! :D
i noticed xD, just went like whut?? poor PB
Wait, are you telling me those Facebook quizzes are NOT a good measure of personality???
I'm afraid so....
and now I shall just wait patiently till a few people read this and their world implodes :P
I guess that would explain why I got "Normal" on the 'Which High School Stereotype Are You" quiz....
I love the way he talks! Fast and right to the point.
yays I'm not the only one
excellent exposition of a hard subject!....congratulations on your effectiveness in the subject matter and especially in making it fun!....more schools should learn from your technique of teaching!...
I ABSOLUTELY FREAKIN LOVE THE PRINCESS BUBLEGUM CAMEO
Studying AP psych and the personality has to be one of my favourite units!!
I love the Internal Family Systems therapy model that describes self with 8 C's: curiousity, compassion, calm, clarity, creativity, courage, connectedness, & confidence. I have dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) & have been on an epic journey of redefining who "I" am!
LOVE your videos!!!!! HUGE HELP along this healing journey!!!! THANK YOU for all you do!!!!!
in Light & Love,
~Kristin
I'd never heard of this; thanks for the new pathway!
I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder - I would really appreciate more information about this disorder - I've also been diagnosed with Bipolar and GAD when I was 14 and 16 respectively. I really appreciate the video's you have for those, they really helped explain to my friends what it means to have my illnesses, but I can't find anything that really helps explain BPD and I don't know a lot about it other than I have it.
4:30-4:36
Hmmmm... And was that shy person you, Hank? ;)
are you a jashinist?
omg 😂😂😂
Lol
Oh my gosh I’m dead 😂
I’m very much a Humanistic-Existential psychologist, but also very much love objective assessment measures. The key is to reach conclusions based on ALL the information gathered. In this manner they compliment each other & refine our conclusions.
2:54 I kinda laughed imagining Allport doing that after Freud asked him that.
i'm chaotic neutral, intp, and a ravenclaw.
I'm exactly the same
RAVENCLAW YAY
same
Andie Way INTP!!!
Nice.
Overall, great episode! I hate to be "that person," but I do feel the need to point out that introversion does not necessarily mean the same thing as shyness. Introversion means finding energy without having to be around people. Shyness means being afraid or nervous around people. Those are two different things. Now you know. Have a great day and DFTBA! :)
This episode should have had personality test attached to it
I would just like to say as an artist attempting to navigate her way through the soft sciences (tho from such a mindset, psychology seems pretty hard science sometimes.) Anyways, I really enjoy the graphics. Beautiful work. They're equal to the quality of verbal information given. Thank you.
What a beautiful comment! I agree completely. :)
+Naomi Lewis how do sciences get softer? haha
i just see this as academics putting out ideas about the nature of reality that can't be proven and really don't even seem to fully describe it.
as john green thinks of it, it's so soft it's nearly philosophy, but it thinks that it's hard enough to be nearly biology.
+michael benzur yeah I was wondering wtf is soft science too xD
+michael bender I think it means that sometimes psychology is more open ended than a subject like chemistry
Rachel Belanger that's what i'm getting at.
man i used to watch this series for fun and somehow i ended up majoring in psychology and have to come back here to learn from home 😔
When it came to the picture of the woman in the hall, a person in my psychology class said that they thought that she was laughing because she had just killed him...
that's what I thought too.
same I was like she might've murdered the man in the room.
The traits for the chart on 3:40 are confusing. Because I'm a little of both for each. I've noticed I act different ways with different people. I never treat 1 person the same. Some people are hard to deal with, and based on how well I feel I can handle them ,affects how I treat them. People have multiple views of me, and I do trust people, but I am suspicious when I know something's wrong and then I pull back and reserve myself. I've come to the conclusion, I'm a little of everything .
As a non-native speaker, sometimes the videos are kinda hard for me to understand or they're all going a little too fast, but besides that, this is so interesting and I'm so glad you guys put your time in making all this awesome things.
Thank you for putting the effort into producing these videos.
You have confirmed my self analyses.
Ive spent many years pondering.
you showed me my correctness.
I like how he used an illustration of Princess Bubblegum😁
She has issues.
Phesheya Bhembe yeah...
CrashCourse Just a point of clarification, MMPI and Myers Briggs are not actually trait tests, not in the sense of trait theory. MMPI uses empirical criterion keying. Basically a large battery of random questions were administered to clinical populations, and responses were correlated with diagnostic groups. When you take the test, your results are based on how your responses correlate to the average response in one of those groups. It's a very atheoretical type of test and based more on psychiatric diagnosing than traits. Myers-Briggs also does not use traits, which are continuous, but rather focuses on types. Types are binary categories. You are extroverted or introverted, etc. It does not tell you to what extent you are introverted or extroverted though. Trait tests on the other hand are developed using factor analysis, which groups together similar questions into groups called factors. The test developer then looks at what these have in common and gives the factor a name. When someone takes the test, they are placed on a continuum, rather than a binary category like the Myers-Briggs. Many trait theorists will get a bit peeved if you compare their work to the MBPI, which they often view as unscientific. I made that mistake once when I first started studying trait theory, haha. Some good trait tests are the popular Big Five Personality Inventory, the HEXACO personality inventory, the alternative five/zuckerman-kuhlman-aluja personality inventory, and the Eysenck personality inventory. There are free versions of these online except for the alternative five I believe, so those curious about personality traits should take them all and compare the results from different tests!
Brandon Vaughan Actually Myers-Briggs can be placed on a continuum if you factor in the cognitive functions which include, Introverted Thinking (Ti), Extraverted Thinking (Te), Introverted Sensing (Si), Extraverted Sensing (Se), Introverted Feeling (Fi), Extraverted Feeling (Fe), Introverted Intuition (Ni), Extraverted Intuition (Ne). Say for example your type is INTP then your cognitive function stack will be from strongest to weakest, Introverted Thinking (Ti), Extraverted Intuition (Ne), Introverted Sensing (Si), Extraverted Feeling (Fe). The test is continually changing like the Big 5, I think this is the biggest misunderstanding people have about the myers briggs. So basically my point is depending on environmental factors you use these cognitive functions like perks and the strongest one or tendency to use more would likely show your type.
Phillip Han There are more problems with the MBTI than just the one Brandon pointed out. Another major criticism is that it lacks at least one factor that's needed to accurately characterize personality profiles, namely Neuroticism. And possibly even two, which is why there is now the HEXACO, which is basically just the Big Five + Honesty.
And as interesting as the Jungian cognitive functions sound, afaik there's not been any good research done to actually root its theoretical framework in actual empirical findings. And at least from my perspective, the predictions of these functions don't sound very testable (ex. the Ne function is supposedly great at exploring a wide range of abstract ideas ---> very vague and imprecise), i.e. they're not very falsifiable, and thus aren't very scientific. Of course, it's not completely useless as each of the various traits of the MBTI do in fact correlate moderately to strongly with actual personality dimensions. But still, there are very good reasons why it is not seriously used or studied by personality researchers.
Literally watching this 2 hours before my ap exam
I don't know about you, but the Meyer Briggs personality test was REALLY accurate for me. (Btw I'm an INTJ)
People say that if you take the test more than once you’ll always get a different answer, but I’ve taken the test like way too many times throughout the last six years since I’d heard of it, and while I do think no test should ever be taken as gospel - one’s personality can change over time or due to circumstance, I’ve gotten the same result every time (INTP), and I’m not sure I’d believe someone who said they got different answers taking it two days in a row.
Yay for being introvert :)
Introverts, unite!!!
...Separately.
LittleFugueFlute or in small groups of three to four people.
LittleFugueFlute or in small groups of three to four people.
Why "yay". It's not like its a good thing, just as extroversion isn't a good thing, it's just a thing that your are and others aren't, it has its merits and downsides.
VivroMori You're right. But for someone like me who lives in a society that prefers traits that are more commonly found in extroverts, it's nice to be able to feel at peace with being an introvert especially when I got so much shit for it when I was younger. So, yay.
Please do a Psychology video on depression and mental health issues
Yeah and how it effects personality traits
Yea and how every teen thinks that being depressed is some cool personality trait.
GearZNet Lol no they don't. Depression is a really common illness and when you're going through puberty and growing up it's more likely to happen.
Lila L.
I am well aware, face it myself, but there is this growing hype around the subject like it's a fun thing to experience.
anyone else pause the video when the big five chart showed up so that you can see which ones you are?
...no?
....just me?
Me
You can actually take the test and it will conclude your results for you!
You are technically all of them, the difference with the Big 5 is that you are ranked on a spectrum versus given a specific type.
I hope there can be a Crash Course Video based on the MBTI Personality Types would be awesome!
love the little cartoon of oitnb in the beginning! so cute!
The low end of extraversion does not make you shy & reserved.
Not always, but it often does. I know someone who is introverted but often when I meet her she`s always kind of wacky and outgoing in random bursts when around other people.
On the other hand I`m introverted and really don`t like talking much.
Bricks Of Awesome Not liking talking doesn't make you shy, not being able to does.
Arkantos117 Yeah, but those who are introverted would be more likely to be shy right? It seems a little counter intuitive for a shy person to be extroverted. actually what would a shy extrovert be like? I`m presuming you can enlighten me on this.
Bricks Of Awesome A shy extravert is someone who maybe wants to be the centre of the party and have everyone pay attention to them, talk to them etc. but can't bring themselves to do it. Maybe they have bad experiences or something resulting in them fearing being looked down upon.
An introvert doesn't necessarily want any of that but could handle it, therefore not shy.
Bricks Of Awesome Actually, it's arguable that extroverted people tend to be shy more often. Extroverts usually care about others' opinions more, so they would be more embarrassed if they weren't as close to the 'norm' or whatever. Introverts are usually just a little slower to start up, not particularly shy. As an introvert, I'm not shy, but I am quiet, I never see the point in being gregarious or anything like that.
Press 1 repeatedly to see MC Hank spittin some mad fire.
+TheBmann10 4 is also quite great.
+TheBmann10 And with 9 he is shredding a guitar
dude this series is addictive i just watched 4 vids in a row of this channel , good work
That food in the boy's eyes made his eyes look scary at 2:33. I'm terrified.
MBTI and Enneagram are BY FAR the most popular assessments of personality.
I think the five Chinese elements (五行) doesn't include wind, instead it should be wood(木). Together is 金木水火土, as we call them 五行～
william Mian Wei yeah, I noticed that too. Wind is part of the classical greek elements and Japanese godai.
yeah it's wood as far as my memory serves
Ok but these videos saved my last minute revision for my psychology exam
So many people commenting about their personality. Why do you feel the need to tell us about yourself? SERIOUSLY, WE DON'T GIVE A SHIT.
Great outlook of personality. Ths just shows us how primitive in the evolutionary stage of knowledge we still are at discovering how things, but these analysis and theories presented were just another thing for me to learn upon. Great video!
I had to take Maslow's self-actualization test for a personality psych course. Most of its questions are sensible, but then there are a few really weird ones, like "Agree/Disagree: I relate to wizards." I don't really understand how that's even a question on the test.
Anyway, when I took it, I found what I already knew: I'm mentally stable in most of my life, but horribly, terribly deficient in my social and love life. Yeah, thanks for rubbing THAT in...and making me write an 8-page paper on it...
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Hm. Maybe. But Maslow's test didn't really seem to be looking for disorders, just actualization in various aspects of life (career, social life, etc.).
4:53 I believe it's Albert Bandura, not Alfred Bandura. Although, it will be interesting to have the same name.
2:54 GIANT SQUID OF ANGER
Love when my assignments from my college psych class are Hank Green videos
Using Orange is the New Black characters in the begining lol awesome!
Watching this for Psych class and I would like to say.. ThAnK yOu Mr. Janes for making me WATCH THIS. HE SPEAKS TOO FAST FOR ME TO WRITE DOWN 7 FACTS
Lol that Orange Is The New Black reference at the beginning
I would say most modern neuroscientists, philosophers, and psychologists have come to the agreement that the self is entirely illusory.
I'm INFP but Im almost right in the middle on the introvert-extrovert spectrum so depending on test I can get classified as both.
Emely iv always thought that the vast majority of people would be about in the middle of the introversion/extroversion scale
I'm INFP amd a huge ambivert.
Shizu so am I!
me too!
I am extroverted introvert lol if that makes sense
I absolutely love that I can come to your channel and learn something new! By the way John Green helped me pass A.P US History, so thank you!
i have an exam on this in 8 minutes. ill let you know how i do when i’m done.
Well? Tell us! We're anxious! 😱
Same
Tell us
Black Tarzan i got an B+
You are who you are, Because you are.
You do what you do, Because you do.
I might be the only one up for something like this but what if CC proposed an open ended question to the viewers, or some type of response provoking question after each video open to discussion, I think it would help solidify a lot of the ideas taught throughout the video by helping viewers create personal relationships to the content enabling us to walk away with some substance and call to action.
The world does indeed have people who are happy, sad, angry, scared and even none. We are who we are and for that, I am impressed and interested how we function ourselves and with others who understand or not. Is social interaction hard to deal with?
I'm chaotic neutral, Slytherin, ISTP, and Erudite. What are your personality groups?
I only know INTJ (or INTP since it was very close: 55%-J, 45%-P).
What are the other tests, and do they take a while to do?
+Sophie Filo Chaotic neutral is a Dungeons and Dragons alignment, Slytherin is a Harry Potter house, and Erudite is a Divergent faction. Just look up D&D alignment quiz, Harry Potter house quiz, and Divergent faction quiz. They're not very long
Baruch Vlogs ah, okay...
Lawful good, Hufflepuff, INTP and divergent (erudite and candor).
Neutral good, INTJ, dauntless.
Thank you !! using this to pass my degree ;)
Thanks for the existential crisis!
I'm a slytherin, INTJ, airbender, erudite, Leo, melancholic-choleric, 5w4sp, chaotic-good, LVFE.
Personality can be hard to put together and fully figure out because peoples personalities and out looks on life among other things can alternate at times whether it be times of crisis or chaos or not. Personality probably has its rating scores as well like other types of different scales to the contrary and all. What some would deem a terrible or horrendous personality others would deem Okay or Average or even a Fantastic or Amazing personality and vice versa. I suppose what most people within there right minds may view as a top tier personality would be someone who has no flaws and has made not mistakes physically, Mentally, and Spiritually among other ways of doing misdeeds. Some peoples mentality or mindsets may be designed and programmed liked a certain way sometimes like a humanoid robot or machine. Some peoples personalities to others can change depending on the circumstances going on around them like they may act nice around certain people and okay around others and like complete savages around others and so on and so forth. Some personalities are just a public persona and display while alone and private it is indeed unfamiliar. Some people have Multiple personality Disorders that can certainly alter there personas and sometimes make the victim of the diagnosis unpredictable and sometimes rash and reckless to a fault. Kinda like a Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome I suppose they would call it at least I would. The Majority of us have made mistakes in our lives some may consider them mistakes or choices or another topic depending on the individual of course but it is not always so easy or simplistic to define and pinpoint with accuracy and all. Of course some of our personalities I suppose can get us in better moods whether by exercising or some medications like anti depressants or perhaps some other type of formula medication or something of the sort. Some peeps have more of a "Moral Compass" to them and can not stand to see anyone or anything in what they would consider a bad place or position no matter what wrong the person may have done to them. Others are indifferent and others are sadistic and enjoy causing pain and terror to others for nothing but there own amusement. Some people personality wise can be shy and quiet individuals or they can be in between laid back and outgoing which is something I consider myself but some may label me different then what I view myself as of course. Some people Feign one personality and lie through there teeth and are very skilled liars and manipulators to get there way a "Wolf in Sheep's clothing" some would call it or the definition of "Fake it to you make it". Some are just the same way no matter what they are into or who or what they are around.
more more more about the human psyche please Hank, i'm having strange days to say the least and this really cracks me up ( like a lot of people )
also its super freaking fascinating
oh yes, the youtube gods were feeling good when they made this channel, love ya Hank
I've watched this 500 times.
This is so greeeeeat, the best thing to watch before exams.
Seriously, I love these videos!
What's most interesting about extraversion is how people come to identify with the traits they seem to exhibit, like it's a badge they can wear
Me: I was watching Crash Course and I realized that Freud is sometimes crazy
Freud: So are you talking about your childhood?
These videos are AMAZING for exam revision for uni. THANK YOU CrashCourse!! :D
4:55 remember him, it's Leonidas!!
These are so useful crash course, thank you crash course, keep up the great work!
Pousey is love
Pousey is life
I love you.
Poussey is dead.
I learned more from hank than the psychology subject I took for a year.
I'm an INTJ.
Me too!
Heh, I register as an INFJ, but I get pretty close to 'T' every time.
Red Pacifist That's normal. But just remember you are only one of them.
INFP! My mom is an ESFJ, so... *shudder*
Jessica Wish
Lol. My dad is an ESFP.
I'm a high-functioning autistic rationalist and with a morality based on altruistic utilitarian consequentialism and trans-humanism.
My favorite personality quantification is the MtG colour wheel. I'm U-R-G in that order.
wait where is the orange is the new black reference ??? did i completely miss it because i just watched the video and took notes!!
+Mila Djordjevic I think it's at the beginning where there's a drawing of people and he's describing personality. It's the cast of OITNB
you have no idea how much I love your videos !!
More often than not, when most people encounter personality tests casually, it's the Meyers-Briggs test, which is at best pop culture, and at worst, not much more profound than astrology. I think a lot of people go through a phase where they take Meyers-Briggs a lot more seriously than it's taken in the mental health community, myself included. Mostly, it tends to reinforce and exaggerate how we see ourselves in the first place.
I want to take a personality test myself. What would you suggest?
Tyler Witt take an iq test written by a person of your own gender and race.
Tyler Witt You can take any of them. My advice is merely to view any such self-administered popular personality quiz as entertainment, the same as if you were reading it in a lifestyle magazine.
I really hate when people say this because essentially you're saying that Carl Jung can be almost entirely discredited in his observations of people.
No, it is not just pop culture and "not much more profound then astrology". Yes, it has definite limitations on both a scientific and applicable basis.
VivroMori Carl Jung was a pseudoscientist from the era when psychiatry had no real scientific rigor. If you're going to defend Jung, there's probably not a lot of point in us conversing, because we're probably never going to agree.
He was also into astrology, alchemy, and a lot of spiritualist nonsense, so my line was pretty apt. If you want to defend Jung, it's helpful to consider how much woo you're letting through the door.
Thank you crash course for everything you do for me and my finals.
I always loving watching thevlogbrothers do anything they are amazing!
One of the areas where psychology cuddles up next to philosophy. It's interesting seeing the two very different approaches.
I am a Hamburger with lettuce instead of buns...
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!
protein style from in and out
It means you are somehow a burger patty between two lettuce leaves.
How did you become food? Are you a mad scientist?
***** 24..
that is all...
that instead of having a soft outside your more crunchy with means you're probably a little distrusting or self reserved, it could also mean you're more green on the outside and therefore more positive, or that you see yourself as different from other people and are nervous around others because you fear that they will judge you because you're different, or your a vegetarian, just a guess
Wait a minute. I think one needs to first determine whether you use mao or mustard.
This was actually one of my favourite chapters to study in my Psychology class at school,so this may just be my favourite video so far,haha.
why can't i pay attention to your videos? I really try
This is what will help me pass my social science exam tomorrow