psychological profiling
Behavioral pattern analysis
Psychological profiling is the practice of inferring a person's mental characteristics, motivations, or likely behavior from available evidence.
Law enforcement uses criminal profiling to narrow suspects based on crime scene patterns: The profiler suggested the killer was a white male in his thirties who lived alone.
Marketers build consumer profiles from browsing habits and purchases.
The technique ranges from rigorous behavioral analysis to educated guesswork, and its reliability varies widely.
- serial killerRecurring lone murderer
- criminal mindMentality inclined toward lawbreaking
- victimologyStudy of those harmed
- cold caseUnsolved crime, investigation suspended
- threat assessmentEvaluating potential for harm
modus operandi · psychopathy · dark triad · workplace dynamics · behavioral analysis · behavioral cues · body language · lie detector · risk assessment · pattern recognition · personality disorders · diagnostic criteria · mental health evaluation · threat detection · forensic · FBI · emotional intelligence · data modeling
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, test, tests
- Personality Testspersonality test, Big Five, MMPI, MBTI, Myers-Briggs
- personalitypersonality, trait, temperament, traits, character
- personality quizzesMyers-Briggs, self-assessment, self-discovery
- forensic evidenceDNA evidence, fingerprints, DNA, blood, DNA testing
- homicidehomicide, murder rate, murder rates, homicide rate, homicide rates
psychological profilingDNA analysis
Examining hereditary material
fingerprint analysis · eyewitness testimony · crime scene investigation · confession · autopsy
psychological profilinggut instinct
Immediate unreasoned knowing
psychological profilingbiometric identification
Authentication through bodily characteristics
genetic testing · DNA profiling · medical examination · drug testing · brain imaging