The Psychology Podcast Colin DeYoung || Cybernetics and the Science of Personality
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Apr 5, 2018 
Colin DeYoung, a psychology professor, discusses the modern day personality hierarchy, the scientific validity of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), dopamine's role as the neuromodulator of exploration, the link between compassion and imagination, the neuroscience of anxiety, the cybernetics of personality, and the effects of therapy on personality change.
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Clarifying The Salience Network
- The salience network's role differs by definition: emotional salience vs. information salience.
- Colin links it to impulse generation and conscientious regulation rather than only switching networks.
Default Mode Supports Practical Planning
- Default mode isn't just mind-wandering; it supports planning, imagination, and goal projection.
- Effective conscientiousness requires coordinating default, executive, and salience networks.
MBTI Mislabels Complex Traits
- MBTI's thinking-feeling dichotomy falsely opposes intellect and compassion.
- Openness and intellect split into different subfactors that MBTI conflates.