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Here's a personality test that my niece sent to me. I'll post the questions here, then post the scoring in the next response, and censor it. The original was designed for e-mail; I edited it just a little to make it appropriate for an item. ==================================================================== Dr. Phil gave this test on Oprah. Some folks pay a lot of money to find this stuff. The following is pretty accurate. And it only takes 2 minutes. Take this test for yourself and send it to your friends, including the one who sent it, and let them know who you are. Don't peek but begin the test as you scroll down and answer. Answers are for who you are now ... not who you were in the past. Have pen or pencil and paper ready. This is a real test given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and prospective employees. It's only 10 simple questions, so ... grab a pencil and paper, keeping track of your letter answers. Ready?? Begin.. 1. When do you feel your best? a) in the morning b) during the afternoon & and early evening c) late at night 2. You usually walk a) fairly fast, with long steps b) fairly fast, with little steps c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face d) less fast, head down e) very slowly 3. When talking to people you a) stand with your arms folded b) have your hands clasped c) have one or both your hands on your hips d) touch or push the person to whom you are talking e) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair 4. When relaxing, you sit with a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side b) your legs crossed c) your legs stretched out or straight d) one leg curled under you 5. When something really amuses you, you react with a) a big, appreciative laugh b) a laugh, but not a loud one c) a quiet chuckle d) a sheepish smile 6. When you go to a party or social gathering a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed 7. You're working very hard, concentrating hard, and you're interrupted; do you ... a) welcome the break b) feel extremely irritated c) vary between these two extremes 8. Which of the following colors do you like most? a) Red or orange b) black c) yellow or light blue d) green e) dark blue or purple f) white g) brown or gray 9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep, you lie a) stretched out on your back b) stretched out face down on your stomach c) on your side, slightly curled d) with your head on one arm e) with your head under the covers 10. You often dream that you are a) falling b) fighting or struggling c) searching for something or somebody d) flying or floating e) you usually have dreamless sleep f) your dreams are always pleasant
54 responses total.
I got a 41.
How do we see the scoring system?
It's at the bottom of the hidden response. I got a whopping 46! Some options didn't really apply to me, so in a couple of cases I had to settle for a compromise. For example 10, my dreams are most often very strange, but none of the options mentioned applies. It could be , but at time I have got nightmares (about irritating creatures like zombies). 8 could be either a or b. I wear b, but like . (I settled for what I wear.) 3 varies with the person I am talking with.
Ah...I'm using telnet. It comes up as "expurgated and scribbled." I'll go through Backtalk since I'm curious...
I'm a 45. I wasn't really surprised by the "answer" I received. Sometimes I wish tests would let you pick *two* favorite colors. :) Also, like most people, the dream question is kinda hard to answer. Three of those are very common in my dreams, and most people have various dreams throughout the night. *shrug*
40 here, right on a borderline. It should be noted that I couldn't see the scoring unless I used Pistachio instead of Abalone.
35
45
Here's the scoring, which I won't hide this time: POINTS: 1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1 3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6 4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1 5. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 2 6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2 7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4 8. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 1 9. (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e) 1 10. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1 Now add up the total number of points. OVER 60 POINTS: Others see you as someone they should "handle with care". You're seen as vain, self-centered, and who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you, but don't always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with you. 51 TO 60 POINTS: Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile, rather impulsive personality; a natural leader, who's quick to make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see you as bold and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once; someone who takes chances and enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because of the excitement your radiate. 41 TO 50 POINTS: Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out. 31 TO 40 POINTS: Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or >talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or >easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over it if that trust is ever broken. 21 TO 30 POINTS: Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It'd really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then, usually decide against it. They think this reaction is caused partly by your careful nature. UNDER 21 POINTS: People think you are shy, nervous, and indecisive, someone who needs looking after, who always wants someone else to make the decisions & who doesn't want to get involved with anyone or anything. They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don't exist. Some people think you're boring. Only those who know you well know what you aren't.
I'm always confused when I see "favorite colors" questions on a personality test. Does anyone actually think that reveals anything about your character?
Cool - a 45.
I sit crosslegged when possible and could not answer 3, 4 or 7 with the options provided. What does that make me? I think this test is silly.
I really hope no Human Resource Departments actually use this test. It is fun in a Cosmo Quiz sort of a way but I doubt that it means *anything* anyhow, I got a 41.
In my experience, human resources departments seem to consist entirely of people who would rather be working for Cosmo, so I wouldn't be particularly surprised. :P
Or Maxim. Sindi, I think it's silly that you couldn't answer a "silly test". Turn your brain off.
I got a 40.
Re #14: You say that as if you think there's actual logic involved in how HR departments operate.
Hmmm. A 25, and I'd have gotten a 21 if I had answered the going-to-sleep question slightly differently (I don't sprawl out on my stomach, but I do go to sleep w/ one arm under my head and the rest of me on my stomach). Guess I'm just a consservative plodder. :-)
How people sleep has more to do with their body construction than their personalities - or their state of pregnancy (ask Valerie). By 'turn your brain off' do you mean I should throw a die to answer each question?
I also got 41. The only question I had much trouble answering was colors. I long ago gave up the idea of having a favorite color. All colors are good.
52
Hmm. 41, 45, 40, 35, 45, 45, 41, 40, 25, 41, 52 It's interesting that people on Grex or M-Net mostly seem to fall into the same category on personality tests of any kind. It happened that way years ago when someone posted a Myers-Briggs test on M-Net, I've noticed it on other tests people post occasionally, and it still seems to happen that way. I think we all had IQs around 130 in the IQ test that was posted last year, too. I thought this test was silly, too. It's still interesting to see how people categorize.
I wonder of the general population would show a different distribution.
("if", not "of")
I guess that's a good question. I like to draw conclusions from small statistical samples, but have no reason to suppose they're accurate.
I thought that my score correlated with my Meyers-Briggs results rather well. I am an ISFJ, with real emphasis on the J and the I, not so much on the S. So I'm a conservative quiet person who values tradition and stability. Yep.
Well I got a 45 and I'm an ENFP =P
Heh . . . beat you all. Got a 53 :)
I took the MB test a loooong time ago. Can't for the life of me remember what my results were. As it is, I think the results would be different now.
as stated earlier, 40 and a INFJ, which I thought was skewed a bit since I knew I didn't answer really honestly on some questions. But the results should be about the same: I'm about on the line between J and P. I know many don't put much faith in the similar Personality sorter test, which supposedly doesn't have demonstrated accuracy or precision, but some of the *descriptions* seemed to apply to me: idealist, dreamer, "ugly duckling," etc.
Howard Gardner's theory of seven (well, actually eight now) intelligences is also refuted by his fellow psychologists who say it doesn't really follow defined global areas, but I think it's relevant.
One of Gardner's tests is evolutionary plausibility, which most of his
fellows' pet theories *can't* pass. ;)
49.
Someone try grading me: 1. a) or b) (or when I have had enough sleep and food) 2. Depends who I am walking with, and where and why - slowly in the woods, fast to get places or keep up. 3. I am usually sitting during conversations. 4. I sit crosslegged - is this the same as legs crossed? 5. I tend to respond with a ;) 6. I say hello audibly to the host when I arrive 7. I try to answer the phone politely when I am interrupted. 8. I like chestnut brown but otherwise orange or green will do. 9. In a cold room, curled in a ball - depends also on how flat the sleeping surface is. 10. None of these. I think it is stupid to give people multiple choice questions where the answer is never 'none of the above' as not everyone fits neatly into slots. How would you answer: What do you usually eat for breakfast: a) rice gruel with fermented tofu b) bread with olives and mint tea c) toast with fried tomatoes and mushrooms d) a poptart Or how about - if you had enough money, which if the following would you most want to buy: a) a refrigerator b) a tape deck c) a bicycle d) food
I got a 54.
42, however I didn't see 'icky' listed amongst the attributes listed for that score. The test is obviously flawed.
Okay i took the quiz and my score came out at 35. I read what it said about my score and i am happy with what i got. Maybe i can get my mom to take this quiz and see how she does.
I got a 49.
Having said that, I think this test stinks. For example, I sleep on my side
normally, because it is the best for my back problems, but when I have one
of my frequent sinus infections, I sleep on my back, propped up with a small
mountain of pillows. So what does this tell about my personality? Nothing,
unless back pain and sinus infections are personality traits. Most of the
other questions I was answering semi-randomly. They don't fit well.
I think what little this test can tell about a person's personality can be
more accurately judged by spending five minutes talking to them.
However, I'm a former professor, and can grade anyone. Grading Sindi:
1. (a) is 2, (b) is 4. We give Sindi a 3.
2. Sindi walks in a lot of contexts where other people don't walk. The
test isn't talking about those. Everyone walks fast when they are in
a hurry and slow when they are appreciating the landscape. The question
is what you do when you don't have any compelling reason to walk either
fast or slow. Sindi says "fast to get places". Well call that a split
between (a) and (b) for 5 points.
3. Evading. Obviously sometimes you stand while talking to people.
Where are your hands? Pending a sensible answer, we give Sindi a 4.
4. Yes. 6 points.
5. That's b. 4 points.
6. That's b. 4 points.
7. That's c. 4 points.
8. Your first choice is g, which is 1 point, but we award you a bit more
for your second choices. 2 points.
9. More evasiveness. I'm declaring you a c. 4 points.
10. You regularly dream, your dreams are often unpleasant but do not
involve falling, fighting, struggling, or searching. 2 points.
That's 38 points. You'll be relieved to hear that, although you have now been
consigned to a box, nobody else is in the same one, so you are confirmed as
a unique individual.
Void and I, however, are both 49's and are hence proven to be identical twins,
probably the same person logging in under different names. Who'd have
guessed?
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