S01E24 -- The Psychology of Interpersonal Dynamics, Understanding the Role of Personality in Graduate Work and Beyond




The Unlikely Academic Podcast, The Real Graduate School Experience! show

Summary: In this episode of the Unlikely Academics, Jenny, Tommy, and Chris discuss how various personality traits can result in misunderstandings, interpersonal conflicts, and enhanced or inhibited group productivity. For this episode, the Unlikely Academics utilize the Big Five Personality Factorial Model to explain the various ways personality differences can result in miscommunication. The unlikely academics discuss how the main effects of each factor can influence one’s perceptions of others who differ in personality. Further, the co-hosts also discuss the various interactive ways that high versus low scores influence miscommunications such as low on agreeableness with high conscientiousness can result in rigid thinking. Further, they discuss how extroverts can perceive introverts as lacking teamwork in their projects. They suggest that an awareness of personality diversity can strengthen communication as well as capitalizing on the strengths of the various personality styles as a form of cognitive styles. They conclude by suggesting that listeners consider taking the Big Five Personality Assessment to understand better how misunderstandings may occur.