Likert Scale Data If you have ever taken a survey, then you have been exposed to a “Likert-type” scale. Often, this comes in a set of statements, to which you are asked to rate you

After reading the article Scientists “Determine Four Personality Types Based on New Data”, a research that was announced in the fall of 2018, received national attention and caused quite a stir in the social sciences. What stood out to you? What are your thoughts on this type of classification? From the brief information provided, does the article make sense to you? Are four types too simple? Just right? Or do you feel it can be simplified even more? In addition, this article alludes to the old debate about the ‘realness’ of personality traits. Do you side more with the situationist? [The idea that behavior is more dependent on the environment and context than the individual’s psychological make-up] -Or- Do you side more with the trait theorist? [That individuals have unique psychological patterns of behavior that are rather consistent over time].