Researchers find 4 distinct personality types

Natural News: There are various tests online which claim that they can determine what your personality type is, but most of the time, they aren’t backed by scientific data. However, according to a study by researchers from Northwestern University, people can be categorized into four unique personality types.

For the study, researchers analyzed data from over 1.5 million questionnaire respondents. The results revealed that there are at least four specific clusters of personality types: average, reserved, self-centered, and role model.

These clusters are based on the five widely accepted basic personality traits, which are agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, neuroticism, and openness. Each of the five personality factors represent a range between two extremes. For instance, extraversion indicates the continuum between extreme extraversion and extreme introversion. The researchers noted that the results of the study challenge existing paradigms in psychology...read more>>>...