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2017 Personality 18: Biology & Traits: Openness/Intelligence/Creativity I

Jordan B Peterson · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Psychology & human behaviorUniversity lectures & courses

What it is

A Jordan Peterson university lecture on the Big Five trait openness to experience, covering creativity and intelligence. It explains how IQ is measured, how well it predicts life success, and the Pareto distribution of creative output.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a solid introduction to personality and IQ research, and cited as the source for factor-analysis claims about personality and intelligence.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “If you like the clip, watch the whole thing. It's great.”

    Full Peterson lecture on intelligence and personality.

    sho, 2017-04 · Strong recommendation · in “IQ and the Job Market (Jordan Peterson) [video]”

  2. “For anybody interested in personality research, I warmly recommend this lecture series, by the way.”

    Lecture series covering personality psychology basics.

    mudita, 2021-02 · Recommendation · in “In Defense of Myers Briggs (2020)”

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Topics: big five, openness, iq, creativity, jordan peterson

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