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A neatly made bed and an organized CD collection suggest a conscientious person. Upon closer inspection, clothes piled in the closet and books shoved under the bed reveal a last-minute effort to impress. These are the types of clues ferreted out by Sam Gosling, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, and his team of...

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