The new geography of personality
01 January 2009Jason Rentfrow explains how analysis of over three-quarters of a million online surveys has been used to build a "map" of the USA.
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Jason Rentfrow explains how analysis of over three-quarters of a million online surveys has been used to build a "map" of the USA.
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