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Are you a fast-paced folder or a laid-back biter? Behavior expert reveals why the way you eat your PIZZA says plenty about your personality 

  • Patti Wood, a human behavior expert, says there are four distinct personality types who tend to have unique ways of doing things
  • Wood says that there are four different ways of eating pizza, each of which relates to a different personality type 
  • The research is based on psychologist William Moulton Marston's DISC theory which focuses on behavioral traits

By Catherine Townsend For Dailymail.com

Published: 15:18 EST, 27 August 2015 | Updated: 03:21 EST, 28 August 2015

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Grabbing a slice of your favorite pizza may seem like a completely meaningless (yet satisfying) act. But one behavioral expert has revealed that the way you choose to chow down on your pizza can actually provide vital clues to their personality type. 

 

Patti Wood,a body language and human behavior expert who teaches at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and was behind a recent piece of research which linked personality traits to the way you put on your bra, has revealed that there are four clear pizza-eating personality types: Drivers, influencers, supporters, and careful correctors, according to Cosmopolitan. 

'There are four distinct personality types have very unique ways of doing things, even small tasks,' Wood recently told Redbook.

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Pizza personality: Human behavior expert Patti Wood says that there are four distinct personality types, and they can be identified by the way they eat a slice 
 
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Pizza personality: Human behavior expert Patti Wood says that there are four distinct personality types, and they can be identified by the way they eat a slice 

 

Poll

How do you eat your pizza?

Fold it
Use a knife and fork
Just bite it
Crust first

How do you eat your pizza?

  • Fold it1640 votes
  • Use a knife and fork1360 votes
  • Just bite it2462 votes
  • Crust first252 votes

Now share your opinion

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'Everything you do - and the way you do it - comes together to form a story about yourself.'

Though she explained that some of the ways we behave are based on habit, seemingly spontaneous moments can also provide key clues into the way our minds work.

Patti's observational research is based around American psychologist William Moulton Marston's DISC theory, which focuses on four different behavioral traits: dominance, inducement, submission and compliance.

But Wood points out that not everyone fits neatly into one box - and many of us are a combination of several different personality traits.

'Not everyone is just a driver or just an influencer,' says Wood.

'It's a combination of personality traits, so you could identify as a driver in some things you do, and an influencer in others. Usually, though, there tends to be one that comes to the forefront just a bit more.'

Wood has used her observational research to dissect other mundane everyday activities that reveal details about the inner workings of our minds, including the way women fasten their bras. 

And now, Cosmopolitan has applied that same research to people’s pizza eating techniques, linking each ‘method’ of consumption with a different personality type. So which one are you? 

On the go: Bread-folders are 'drivers' whose lives tend to be 'active, fast-paced and on the go', according to Wood 
 
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On the go: Bread-folders are 'drivers' whose lives tend to be 'active, fast-paced and on the go', according to Wood 

YOU FOLD IT

Drivers are all about multi-tasking: It's not about savoring the flavors; it's about eating the slice as quickly as possible - probably while talking on on the phone and driving at the same time.

People who fall into this personality category are also adventurous, bore easily and are not afraid to take a risk. So being the best - not fussy table manners - is top priority, and they are not afraid to take charge of their pie. 

 

 

Biting down: According Wood, people who turn their pizza to eat crust first are 'influencers'
 
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Biting down: According Wood, people who turn their pizza to eat crust first are 'influencers'

YOU EAT THE CRUST FIRST   

Perhaps not surprisingly, people who attack their slice from the back are labeled 'influencers' meaning that they are spontaneous and live life to the fullest.

They like to be different, challenge the status quo and set trends - even if they get some weird stares at the pizza parlor.

Influencers are dramatic, often talk loudly, and love getting attention through actions — even better if a little admiration comes with it.

These people are not afraid to be ahead of the curve, and since they are optimistic and very social they have no trouble convincing their peer group that everyone should eat pizza crust-first. 

 

Cutting it: People who take the time to carve into a slice usually fall into the 'supporter' category
 
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Cutting it: People who take the time to carve into a slice usually fall into the 'supporter' category

YOU USE A FORK AND KNIFE  

 

People who take the time to carve into a slice instead of using the 'grab and go' approach usually fall into the 'supporter' category.

Supporters are warm and friendly team players who take life at a relaxed pace - in other words, the perfect restaurant dining companions.

Wood describes supporters as 'the shoulder to cry on and the one who remembers birthdays', so they feel most at home with a group of girlfriends, a couple of bottles of wine and a couple of pies.

Supporters would probably make sure that everyone has a slice before serving themselves - and since they are system-oriented, they tend to order the same thing time after time, before eating it in the same, sensible fashion. 

 

 
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Personal style: Wood says that people who just bite into their slices are 'careful correctors', but adds that many people are a mix of two or more categories
 
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Personal style: Wood says that people who just bite into their slices are 'careful correctors', but adds that many people are a mix of two or more categories

YOU JUST BITE IT   

Those who go for the no-frills eating approach are careful correctors who like to go with what they know so that they get a predictable result each time.

In other words, hey don’t take their pizza eating lightly, because they want to get it right.

They may experiment with a few flavors, but they tend to pick – and stay with – the one that they like best. They are perfectionists when it comes to pizza – probably right down to the gourmet pizza cutter. 

 

 

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The DISC Model of Behavior was first proposed by William Mouton Marston, a physiological psychologist with a Ph.D. from Harvard.

His 1928 book, Emotions of Normal People, explains his theory on how normal human emotions lead to behavioral differences among groups of people and how a person's behavior might change over time. His work focused on directly observable and measurable psychological phenomena.

He was interested in using practical explanations to help people understand and manage their experiences and relationships.

Marston theorized that the behavioral expression of emotions could be categorized into four primary types, stemming from the person's perceptions of self in relationship to his or her environment.

These four types were labeled by Marston as Dominance (D), Inducement (I), Submission (S), and Compliance (C).

Source: DISC Profile 



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I use all of these methods I am so confused.

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I really don't do any of those so what am I? lol. I don't fold. I dont' use a fork. I don't bite daintily. I don't eat the crust. I just hold up a floppy piece of pizza and take a big bite from the front. No folding. Guess they missed me! Lol

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I always use a knife & fork, but finding out that's how TRUMP eats his pizza...

Gag me with a spoon.

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I always use a knife & fork, but finding out that's how TRUMP eats his pizza...

Gag me with a spoon.

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So, that matters to you personally how?  confuse 



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Depends on how floppy it is.

 

Costco pizza slices are BIG. and floppy. So I usually start by using a knife and fork to cut off and eat the tip.

When what remains is firm enough, I pick it up ...

and if I can fold it, I fold it.

 

Sometimes I just slide part of it off the edge of the plate and bite it.

 

My preference though, is to fold it and hold it in my hand, unless it's floppy and the toppings would slide off onto my clothes.

 



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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

I really don't do any of those so what am I? lol. I don't fold. I dont' use a fork. I don't bite daintily. I don't eat the crust. I just hold up a floppy piece of pizza and take a big bite from the front. No folding. Guess they missed me! Lol

 Yep!  I just take a big ol' bite right down the middle.  Now I really want a big floppy slice!



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I like it to flop. I hate folding! I like the challenge of holding a big old floppy slice!

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The floppier the better!! With ooey-gooey cheese.

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Yes, dripping grease and gooey cheese and burning your hand!

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

I like it to flop. I hate folding! I like the challenge of holding a big old floppy slice!

Meet me at Costco in an hour, I'll buy. smile

 



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I use a knife and fork when it's really hot.

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This is waaaaayyyyy too over thought. Thin or regular - you pick it up and eat it. Deep dish depends on how gooey it is.

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I always get the thin crust. Thinner the better.

Can't fold it or use a fork.

And there generally isn't a crust to eat.

I just eat it.

Sometimes I did it in garlic butter.


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flan327 wrote:

I always use a knife & fork, but finding out that's how TRUMP eats his pizza...

Gag me with a spoon.

flan

 So, are you going to change how you eat pizza since Trump eats his the same way you do?



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If it flops, I fold it first. If it doesn't, I just bite it.

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Oh good grief, just eat the damn thing.

Gosh, another much ado about nothing.

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flan327 wrote:

I always use a knife & fork, but finding out that's how TRUMP eats his pizza...

Gag me with a spoon.

flan

 So, are you going to change how you eat pizza since Trump eats his the same way you do?

Actually, I may never eat pizza again...

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So, you would change the way you do something because of what someone else does?

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

So, you would change the way you do something because of what someone else does?

The only thing I can think of that I've changed because of someone else's action is ...

 

I now slow down when I'm approaching a green light, and LOOK for any vehicles that are approaching too fast from the sides. AND I now drive with a dash-cam for the same reason.

Change the way I eat pizza??? Hmmm, maybe we should have a poll ... or maybe not.

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

So, you would change the way you do something because of what someone else does?

Oh, ffs, it's a JOKE. I hate Trump, but I will continue to eat my pizza with a knife and fork because it forces me to slow down and appreciate each bite.

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