Use code SABINE at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/sabine Have you ever taken a personality test? I certainly did. Recently I began wondering what the Myers Briggs and Big Five tests actually tell me. Is there science behind those tests? Or are they just better horoscopes? In this video, I'll tell you what I've learned. 💌 Support us on Donatebox ➜ https://donorbox.org/swtg 🤓 Transcripts and written news on Substack ➜ https://sciencewtg.substack.com/ 👉 Transcript with links to references on Patreon ➜ https://www.patreon.com/Sabine 📩 Sign up for my weekly science newsletter. It's free! ➜ https://sabinehossenfelder.com/newsletter/ 🔗 Join this channel to get access to perks ➜ null 🖼️ On instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/sciencewtg/ 👂 Now also on Spotify ➜ https://open.spotify.com/show/0MkNfXlKnMPEUMEeKQYmYC 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Personality and How to Test it 04:30 The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 10:00 The Big Five Inventory 13:49 Nature vs Nurture 15:20 The Barnum effect 18:00 Protect your privacy with Incogni