ER Eddie
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This forum has a tendency to talk about personality in terms of Myers Briggs. Myers Briggs was invented half a century ago and really isn't taken seriously in the field today. The science has come a long way, and we have a much better understanding of personality now than we did then.
I thought we might try assessing ourselves with something that incorporates a modern understanding of personality. Research has shown for decades that personality can be broken down into five main factors.
Here's a Big Five test. It takes about 3 to 5 minutes to complete.
https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/IPIP-BFFM/
Here are my results:
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Their factor V is labelled "Intellect/Imagination," but it's more commonly referred to as "Openness."
Here are brief descriptions of the 5 factors, for those who aren't familiar with them. (Maybe best not to read these until after taking the test, as doing so may bias your responses?)
Factor I: Extroversion. Outgoing and social vs. introverted.
Factor II: Emotional Stability. Low scores would be associated with proneness to negative emotion (e.g., depression, anxiety).
Factor III: Agreeableness. Friendly, optimistic (vs. critical, ornery, aggressive).
Factor IV: Conscientiousness. Careful, organized, diligent (vs. impulsive, disorganized)
Factor V: Openness. Open to new ideas and experiences (vs. traditional, conventional).
I thought we might try assessing ourselves with something that incorporates a modern understanding of personality. Research has shown for decades that personality can be broken down into five main factors.
Here's a Big Five test. It takes about 3 to 5 minutes to complete.
https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/IPIP-BFFM/
Here are my results:
For people who don't know how to copy an image: right click on the image, select "copy image address," click the image box in the menu bar of your post (the little mountain), then paste the address into that box.
Their factor V is labelled "Intellect/Imagination," but it's more commonly referred to as "Openness."
Here are brief descriptions of the 5 factors, for those who aren't familiar with them. (Maybe best not to read these until after taking the test, as doing so may bias your responses?)
Factor I: Extroversion. Outgoing and social vs. introverted.
Factor II: Emotional Stability. Low scores would be associated with proneness to negative emotion (e.g., depression, anxiety).
Factor III: Agreeableness. Friendly, optimistic (vs. critical, ornery, aggressive).
Factor IV: Conscientiousness. Careful, organized, diligent (vs. impulsive, disorganized)
Factor V: Openness. Open to new ideas and experiences (vs. traditional, conventional).
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