Curated OER
Looking at Decorative Arts Lesson 2: "Reading" Objects and Their Owners
Students examine the connection between a person's home and his or her personality. They practice new vocabulary.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Psychology: Stress and Health
Virtual learning unit on the theories of personality and the study of stress. Students will find a variety of engaging activities including a personality test, introvert/extrovert experiment, presentation, and video series in addition to...
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American Psychiatric Association: Homepage
Home page of a professional organization of physicians specializing in psychiatry or the treatment of mental and emotional disorders.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Nurturing the 'Quiet Power' of Introverts
Read an interview with Susan Cain, the author of a new book for young adults about the positive attributes of introverts.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality
Conceptual reading, a quiz, and slide show for enhancing study of the psychodynamic theory of personality developed by Sigmund Freud. Freud spent many years researching and psychoanalyzing the human personality.
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Collage [Pdf]
In this lesson, students look at how non-human images can be used in a self-portrait to portray aspects of a personality.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Van Gogh's Self Portraits
Students will examine Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits and letters to better understand the artist's life story and personality. They will paint two Van Gogh-style self-portraits to show two parts of their own personality and write a...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Carl Sagan
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia provides a brief biography of Carl Sagan, the American astronomer who pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), and science in general.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Personality Psychology
This article on the psychology of personality gives information on the two traditional models, discusses the "N" and "S" personality types, and briefly mentions criticisms leveled at the two models.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Bobby Allen and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Ralph C. Merkle: Memory
Very technical discussion of modern theory in the science of memory and brain function.
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Out of Service: The Big Five Personality Test
This site provides a test written by psychologist Oliver D. John, Ph.D. to discover more about your personality using the "big five" dimensions of personality.
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Elsevier: Personality and Individual Differences
An extensive resource providing in-depth research on theories, experiments, and reviews of personality studies and how humans possess individual differences.
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Truity: Personality Test
Based on user participation identify personality dimensions with this 10-15 minute online test.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: What a Character!
In this lesson, students analyze how a character's personality traits, actions, and motives influence the plot of a story. Students also learn how storytellers use their face, body, and voice, as well as the five senses, to enhance the...
SparkNotes
Sparknotes: Psychology: Personality
An article featuring psychodynamic theories established to explain personality. The first of these theories is psychoanalysis developed by Sigmund Freud.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Character Development
This lesson explains how characters develop in fiction writing. W.11-12.3d Sensory/precise lang narratives
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Personality Disorders
Article offers a definition of personality disorders while discussing the causes, treatment, and different types, each having their own behaviors and symptoms.
Read Works
Read Works: Jake and Alice
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about genetic traits, what they determine, and how they mutate. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Psychology Today: Personality
A collection of several articles addressing questions about personality such as character, traits, and temperament. Investigate ways to identify the different types of personalities and ways to work with them.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Social Cognitive Pespectives on Personality
Boundless offers an opportunity to deepen study of personality with this product identifying social-cognitive perspective limitations. Find a reading, a quiz, and a slideshow.
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Northwestern Univ.: The Personality Project Overview
Overview of studies underway that are attempting to ascertain the relationship of behavior and personality to brain function.
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain Review & Synopsis
Extensive review and synopsis of a book that brings to light some information on the chemicals which have been thought for years to effect personality.