Go Deeper

A deeper look at the psychology behind our IQ, MBTI, and dream tests.

• What Your IQ Score Really Means (and Its Limits) — What does an IQ score actually measure — and what does it miss? A look at the statistics behind IQ testing and the most common misunderstandings.
• Carl Jung's Theory of Psychological Types — The theory behind MBTI: how Carl Jung's ideas about introversion, extraversion, and the four psychological functions became a framework for understanding personality.
• Freud vs. Jung: Two Ways of Interpreting Dreams — Two giants of psychology, two very different theories of what a dream means: repressed desire versus a guide toward wholeness.
• MBTI Compatibility in Love: How Much Should You Trust It? — How much science is really behind those MBTI compatibility charts? A look at what similar and opposite types each offer a relationship.
• How Each MBTI Type Tends to Handle Stress — Ever act like a completely different person under stress? Jung's concept of the inferior function explains why.
• Why We Dream So Much: The Science of REM Sleep — Why does the brain spin a new story every single night? From the discovery of REM sleep to how dreams help sort memory.
• IQ vs. EQ: Which One Actually Predicts Success? — Is it true that being smart doesn't guarantee success? A look at what IQ and emotional intelligence each actually predict.
• Is Personality Born or Made? — Temperament and personality aren't the same thing. How an inborn way of reacting gets shaped by experience into who you are today.
• Attachment Theory: Where Your Relationship Patterns Come From — If a relationship pattern keeps repeating for you, its root may go back to an attachment style formed in early childhood.