Measuring Personality: Crash Course Psychology #22

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 to 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.


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Chapters:
Introduction: Personality Types 00:00
Trait Theory of Personality 1:35
The Big 5: Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, Openness, & Extraversion 3:15
Social Cognitive Perspective of Personality 4:46
Internal vs. External Locus of Control 5:54
Testing & Measuring Personality 6:15
Thematic Apperception Test 6:51
Personality Trait Inventories 7:31
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 8:05
Social Cognitive Personality Assessments 8:24
Humanistic Self-Concept Evaluations 9:01
Who or what is the self? 9:22
Review & Credits 10:17
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[ChristCoordinates]

You guys should produce some sort of online or physical text book for these courses using all of the cool graphics from the videos.

[SecNut]

"...or how orally fixated they might be"

*takes pen out of mouth*

[WendyMarieMedia]

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.

[annavox]

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.

[SamJamDance]

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” 😂😂😂😂

[crashcourse]

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.

[Quixotic]

"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."

[ProfessorPuppet]

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)

[jaefast]

Hank- "And then you got your buzzfeed quizzes to determine what kind of sandwich you are"
Me- **googles** what kind of sandwich *am* i?

[marktrofimenko]

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!

[noodledude]

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

[aimimayne]

I LOVE HOW YALL USED ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK!!!!

[saratucker]

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??

[AustinALiboiron]

These two videos covered literally everything in a full lecture section of my psych class, lol. Thank you.

[WCOBDisorder]

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.

[Annie-pzcr]

I'm actually obsessed with MBTI. I love everything about it. It's just incredibly interesting to me and I love it.

[AmandaMariePingelRamsay]

Wait, are you telling me those Facebook quizzes are NOT a good measure of personality???

[supatvshowuploader]

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.

[andiekahl]

I love how much this channel makes me think about the world and how I live in it. Well done! 

[DelftInBeeld]

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