Biological and descriptive approaches to personality are concerned with identifying the fundamental dimensions along which people differ. My current research in collaboration with William Revelle examines the affective, behavioral, cognitive, and desire (the "ABCDs" of personality) components of basic individual differences. This research uses a web-based personality test that may be found at the Personality Project, a website devoted to current personality theory and research.

The Study of Life Narratives

One way that people make sense of their lives is through the psychological construction of life narratives. My current research in collaboration with Dan McAdams examines the properties of individual scenes in people's life stories as well as the functions of life stories and their respective scenes.

Intra-individual Variability in Personality States

Personality states may be thought of as having the same characteristics of personality traits, except whereas traits are thought to be stable, states may change rapidly over short periods of time. My current research in collaboration with William Fleeson examines the relationships between personality states, affect, and subjective judgments of one's own authenticity.

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