https://www.knkx.org/tags/social-science social science en-US Pacific Public Media Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:01:00 GMT https://www.knkx.org/science/2016-06-30/personality-can-change-over-a-lifetime-and-usually-for-the-better Psychologists have been arguing for decades over whether personality traits are real or a myth. More recent research shows that traits are real, a scientist says, and have a big effect on behavior. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:01:00 GMT https://www.knkx.org/science/2016-06-30/personality-can-change-over-a-lifetime-and-usually-for-the-better Christopher Soto