A guide to the experience
Welcome You are about to discover yourself
Since the fourth century BC, philosphers have been intrigued by finding the answer to what makes us us. In Ancient Greece, groupings originated and ideas surfaced that linked characteristics to social order and body to behavior. From genetic factors to environmental influences, scientists are constantly adopting new theories to discover the innate differences and similarities amongst human beings. As you journey through the Museum of Personality, you will discover the core traits and patterns of your individual personality, how these factors relate to your outlook and your interactions with others, and how to fulfill your life through understanding and sense of self.
Hippocrates GREECE Four humors based on bodily fluids influence personality
Plato
Aristotle
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existance, determines
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body functions
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influence social class
Mind is reason for
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Four groupings
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GERMANY Skull measurements
to the human psyche
Sir Francis Galton
UNITED STATES Medical example of brain regions affecting personality
AUSTRIA 3 components
reveal thoughts and emotions
Phineas Gage
Sigmund Freud
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Franz Gall
ENGLAND Words are inherently expressive of character
Who am I and what will my future be? How can I find answers to these questions?
Who are you and how do I compare? What choices should I make and how can I improve my future?
Your Bracelet
The bracelet you received keeps track of your results from the Museum of Personality exhibits. To input your results as you complete the experiences, scan your bracelet at the designated scanning stations. Important: To assure accuracy, scan your bracelet only at the stations corresponding to your results. Do not scan your bracelet at stations that do not correlate to your personality test outcomes.
For a full assessment, be sure to complete all of the experiences. Return your bracelet in the Museum gift shop to receive your comprehensive individual personality information sheet.
A FOYER Use the screens in this room to explore how your personality relates to those of others in the museum and of others who have visited the museum. 1 HISTORY OF PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY A brief exploration of the timeline outlining personality studies over the years.
2 LEFT BRAIN / RIGHT BRAIN 1947: Hans Eysenck proposed the theory that there are two distinct dimensions to personality, neuroticism and extroversion. Those with left hemisphere dominated brains are generally more attentive to detail, while right hemisphere dominated brains are associated with creative and artistic personas.
Ground 4 3 MYERS–BRIGGS TYPE INDICATORS 1921: Carl Jung hypothesized four principal psychological functions of experience that humans can be categorized by. 1962: Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers published a questionnaire based on their research. The goal was to help women searching for jobs during the war identify their strongest traits.
4 THE BIG 5 PERSONALITY TRAITS 1961: Ernest Tupes, Raymond Christal, and Warren Norman determined five factors that distinguish personalities.
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5 TYPE A & B PERSONALITY THEORY 1950s: The theory originated to point out personality factors that could raise or lower one’s chance of heart disease.
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6 NATURE VS. NURTURE AND BIRTH ORDER Discussion constantly surrounds the debate over whether humans are influenced more by more by inborn genetic traits or environmental factors.
7 THE 4 TEMPERAMENTS c. 370 BC: Hippocrates believed that moods correlated with excess or lack of four main body called humors. While originally intended for medical research, this hypothesis prompted studies explaining the four main personality types and their respective behaviors. 8 THE EGO AND THE ABILITY TO ACCEPT CRITICISM Understand how to accept and work with your own personality, and how to tolerate and understand the personalities of others.
MUSEUM
SCANNING
BRACELET
ENTRANCE
SCREEN
RETURN
ADMISSION
ATM
HEARING
COAT CHECK
EMERGENCY
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GIFT SHOP
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“As long as we don’t over-label others— seeing them through a narrow lens of what they are supposed to be like because we’ve labeled them as ‘extrovert’ or ‘timid’ or whatever—then we can use an understanding of personality to help us negotiate life.” —Mark Tyrrell, journalist