Better Open Than Intellectual: The Benefits of Investment Personality Traits for Learning

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 562-573

  von Stumm, Sophie ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intellectual curiosity; intelligence; investment personality traits; learning; openness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INVESTMENT; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85042566663     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167217744526     Document Type: Article

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