Colin DeYoung || Cybernetics and the Science of Personality

Today I’m really excited to have Colin DeYoung on the podcast. Dr. DeYoung is associate professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota. He specializes in personality psychology but is especially interested in personality neuroscience. Besides being a prolific academic and researcher, I am also honored to count him as a dear friend and collaborator.

In this episode we discussed wide-range of topics relating to personality, including:

The modern day personality hierarchy

The “Big Two”: Stability and Plasticity

How Carl Jung developed his theory of introversion

The latest science of introversion

The scientific validity of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Dopamine as the “neuromodulator of exploration”

The two major dopamingeric pathways

Why personality variation evolved

The neuroscience of conscientiousness

The link between compassion and imagination

The neuroscience of anxiety

The cybernetics of personality

Rethinking psychopathology

The effects of therapy on personality change

Links

Cybernetic Big Five Theory

The neuromodulator of exploration: A unifying theory of the role of dopamine in personality

Personality neuroscience and the biology of traits

Opening up openness to experience: A four-factor model and relations to creative achievement in the arts and sciences

The neuroscience of anxiety 

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