Researchers determine personality from writing

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Written By Matt Wood

Some German researchers say they have found that creative writing can reveal certain things about the author's personality, namely "openness" and "agreeableness." I hope they continue this line of research, because I'd like to know a lot of things about authors when I read their work:

  • Mac or a PC?

  • Left-handed or right-handed?

  • Do they put ketchup on their hot dogs? (this could be a dealbreaker)

  • Is it "pop" or "soda"?

  • Can they explain the Lost finale to me in 10 minutes or less, because I didn't really get it

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Matt Wood

Matt Wood is a book review editor for TriQuarterly, and a writer and social media specialist for the University of Chicago Medicine. He graduated from the Master of Arts in Creative Writing program at Northwestern University in 2007, where his final thesis, "Through an Unlocked Door," won the Distinguished Thesis Award.

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