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Facebook Profiles Capture True Personality, According To New Psychology Research

Submitted by MedicalReplies on Wednesday, 2 December 2009No Comment

Online social networks such as Facebook are being used to express and communicate real personality, instead of an idealized virtual identity, according to new research from psychologist Sam Gosling at The University of Texas at Austin. “I was surprised by the findings because the widely held assumption is that people are using their profiles to promote an enhanced impression of themselves,” says Gosling of the more than 700 million people worldwide who have online profiles…

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Facebook Profiles Capture True Personality, According To New Psychology Research

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