Personality - what is it anyway? And can it be changed in a targeted manner? Ralph has been studying what research says about it and how personality can be tested in the first place. Personality is everything that distinguishes a person from others in their thinking, feeling and behavior. The "Big Five" of personality are important here: These "Big Five", also called OCEAN, describe five personality dimensions: extraversion, conscientiousness, openness, agreeableness and emotional stability. When you take a scientific personality test, these are exactly the areas that are tested. Below we have linked the test from the University of Leipzig and Ralph tells you in the video how he did in this personality test. The "Big Five" test has been around since the 1980s and similar questions have been around since the 1950s. That is why we know that our personality actually changes throughout our lives. And we also know that our personality is located in the brain! But: why is personality the way it is and how does it change? Both genes and external influences play a role here: for example, workplace, relationships and place of residence. But you can also consciously change your personality in one direction or the other. Ralph explains in the video how you can do this using the three terms WANT, POSSIBLE and HABIT. Chapter 0:00 Intro: What is personality anyway? 1:54 OCEAN - the Big Five of personality 3:03 Personality test: Measuring your own personality 4:18 Changes in personality 7:38 Can I consciously change my personality in one direction or the other? Authors: Kathrin Passig, Ralph Caspers Realization: Jens Hahne Editing and graphics: Klaus Wache Sound design: Klaus Wache Editor: Nasibah Sfar Link and video tip Personality test from the University of Leipzig https://www.lw.uni-leipzig.de/wilhelm... Quarks: The only true personality test that nobody knows about • The only true personality test that... Our most important sources Is Character Fate, or Is There Hope to Change My Personality Yet? in: Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2008 PDF: https://www.academia.edu/download/239... Personality Trait Change in Adulthood; in: Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2008 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Changing personality traits: Some considerations from psychotherapy process-outcome research for intervention efforts on intentional personality change; in: Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 2017 PDF: https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/145... “Nothing to see here”: No structural brain differences as a function of the Big Five personality traits from a systematic review and meta-analysis; in: Personality Neuroscience, 2022 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa... Did you like the video? Then subscribe to the official Quarks channel with Ralph Caspers @DimensionRalph on YouTube now! Also visit the official Quarks channel on YouTube: @Quarks #personalitydevelopment #personalitytest #quarks #ralphcaspers