--Original published at Miguel's College Blog

For this first impression post, I took four personality tests and discussed not only how accurately they were in describing my personality, but also how credible they seem.

The first personality test I took was the humanmetrics.com personality test and I got INTJ: Introvert (6%), Intuitive (6%), Thinking (3%), and Judging (16%). I think that this personality test was fairly accurate in portraying my personality not because of the four words that they group me into, but the fairly long description that they have for that specific grouping. I am pretty introverted at times, but I am also confident in what I know and what I can work better on. This test does a great job in describing the how these types of people think, their strong suits, and their weaknesses. I think this test can be a credible source because it has been updated recently to this year, it admits that the test is based off the Jung and Myers theory, and adds a disclaimer saying that this specific test is not affiliated with the company that does the Myers-Briggs test. In terms of the test itself, my only concern is that instead of providing different responses to a question, each question had yes or no but in different size. I did not really like that because there was not a wide range or middle ground answer besides uncertain, which sometimes I did not agree with either.

The second test I took was the Personalitytest.net personality test and I got ISTJ. This is another Jung theory based test and I was actually surprised that I did not get the same results as the first test. This test result did not line up with the previous test and I actually do not agree with the description that they gave me. ISTJ’s are supposedly people that are perfectionists that stress too much and I cannot agree with that. Credibility wise, This test described that it was based off the Jung theory of personality, however, the site has not been maintained since 2017, and does not include much information on references, disclaimers, or much information anywhere on the site. The site seems a little less credible than others because of this.

The third test I took was the personality-testing.info personality test and I got Extroversion (37%), Emotional stability (84%), Agreeableness (56%), Conscientiousness (84%), and Intellect/Imagination (70%). This test was a IPIP Big Five Factor Markers test and instead of giving me words to categorize me, the test provided me with a percentile score and descriptions based on the percentage given to me. I agree with the results of this test but I am not exactly sure by how much because the descriptions given to me are minimal. I would like to say I agree fully with the results but I do not really have a good basis of what my results mean. The test does provide sources and references which adds to their credibility, and provides a well formed introduction describing the test and who developed it.

The final test I took was the colorquiz.com personality test and I based on my answers, the results I received I can only agree to maybe half of them. This test broke down the results into objectives, sources of stress, restrained characteristics, situation, and problem. Along with this, the test included a description of what each one was to me. The test said that I was strong willed and I do agree with that, but it also said that I was demanding and picky, which I like to think I am not. The test itself was interesting because it was just picking colors twice in a certain time span. I do not know how credible this test can be because it was last updated in 2015 and has very minimal info on the test itself. Very little resources and references are given, but a small description of who developed the test was included.

Overall, these personality tests are interesting to take but should be taken with a grain of salt because the accuracy and credibility of the tests vary.

--Original published at Melissa's Blog

For this first impression post, I took four personality tests and am analyzing how accurately each of them described me and if I find them credible.

1. The first test was the Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test. Of their sixteen personality types, my type was ESFJ, extraversion, sensing, feeling, judging. To summarize, the results say ESFJs love traditions, are liberal in giving, enjoy being in charge, work hard and play with enthusiasm, provide service and expect the same from others. ESFJs are easily wounded and show their emotions, are warm and friendly, have a ‘mothering’ drive, and have trouble making important decisions. As caretakers, ESFJs sense danger all around; they are not paranoid, but alert and cautious, and serve excellently as protectors, outstanding in fields such as medical care and elementary education. These results very accurately described me. I love traditions, work hard, provide service, have sensitive feelings, am warm and friendly, have a mothering drive, hate making important decisions, am alert and cautious, and I am going to work in the medical field. Overall, this site was credible because the test was thorough, and the explanations were clear and logical.
2. The second test, the Personality Test Center, was the easiest of the four because there were only two answer choices per questions, with explanations, rather than agree/disagree or yes/no. It was also credible because the website appeared to be the most organized and official and didn’t have advertisements. According to this test, my personality was ENFJ, extraversion, intuition, feeling, judgement, similar to the first test. ENFJs are optimistic, group leaders, and help others be the best they can be. When conflict affects a group, ENFJs take responsibility. They think they have a liability to be empathetic. When dealing with pain of others, ENFJs put them first, and lose sight of their own concerns and interest. ENFJs hold in and push off their feelings until their emotions explode. I think that these traits also describe me, and occupational therapy was on the list of careers for this personality type.
3. The IPIP Big-Five Factor Markers test was not as credible as the previous tests because the website was unorganized and failed to thoroughly explain the results. For example, the explanation for the first category, extroversion, was: “Individuals who score high are outgoing and social. Individuals who score low tend to be shut ins.” My score, 54, was slightly above average. I scored just below average on the second factor, emotional stability, which had no explanation. My score, 93, was high for the third category, agreeableness, which stated, “A person high in agreeableness is friendly and optimistic. Low scorers are critical and aggressive.” Next was conscientiousness; high scores mean people are careful and diligent and low mean they are impulsive and disorganized.” I received a high score of 98 for this category. Lastly, the fifth factor was intellect/imagination, in which low scoring people are traditional and conventional. I scored just above average at 11. I did not enjoy this test because you are not provided with a clear and detailed explanation of how all your traits combine into your personality, as the previous sites did.
4. The last test was the least accurate. The Color Test instructs you to start by choosing the color that makes you feel the best when you look at it, and then repeat the process for the remaining colors until none are left. The second step, done 110 seconds after the first, uses the same colors and rules, except the colors are in a different order. This test lacked credibility because the website was disorderly, overcrowded, and the instructions were unclear. I interpreted the directions as picking the colors in order of most appealing to least appealing, because I assumed the colors I liked the best were the ones that made me feel the best. My results barely explain my personality. I feel that my results were very generic, and most parts could apply to anyone. Thus, it was not specific to me.

--Original published at Kate's College Blog

--Original published at JanellesCollegeBlog

I took the four personality tests that we had to do and found that I agreed with most but not all of their results.

1. In the first test, I was found to be INFJ (Introvert(25%)  iNtuitive(16%)  Feeling(22%)  Judging(28%)). I would agree with most of these findings because in the description of INFJ, it says that they are doers and dreamers which I believe I am. Also, it says that they are very concerned with their relationships with other individuals and seem to be extroverted with their care and concern for others, but only get emotionally deep with those that they know well. This is especially true for me and I agree with the test when it says that they sometimes withdraw into themselves to find an escape and can shut others out. Finally, I agree with the test that I am empathetic with those around me. The only part I don’t agree with in this test is that INFJs usually tend to stray away from hard facts and push more towards liberal arts than sciences where I love science and facts and the stability of it all.                             I found this test to be fairly trustworthy because it spanned a wide range of personality types and hit on more perspectives of personalities. I also felt like the questions were well-inclusive and that there was a good amount of answers that could span how you felt on the questions. The more questions and answers that there were, the more accurate the test could be.
2. The second test from the Personality Test Center found that I was an ISTJ. I thought it was interesting how I changed from one test to another. Only two of the four traits were the same from the previous test. I agree with this in that I am dependable and are strong to push through challenges.                                                 To me, this test was not as credible as the first test because it only had two options for each question and often I found myself wishing for more options because neither really described me, or I had a hard time picking one answer because both described me. Also, I found it less credible because there was no real description of the personality type at the end of the test. It just said that I was dependable and gave careers that I would be good at, but there was no explanation to why it said I was an ISTJ.
3. This test focused on five big personality traits and where you stood on those. The five traits and my scores were extroversion (33), emotional stability (48), agreeableness (83), conscientiousness (89), and intellect/imagination (76). I would agree with the results of this test that I am more conscientious because I always like to review my work and take my time to make sure my answers and responses are thorough. Also, I like to think about all possible answers and their pathways and enjoy being careful. I feel like I am a very agreeable person as well. I like to be friendly and talk to others and care about my interactions with other individuals. I also agree with this test because my lowest score was in extroversion and I am not a completely outgoing person and tend to close up in social situations.                         I think that this test is fairly credible because the description that introduces the test talks about the practical applications of it and gives examples about when it was used. Also, it explains the measurements and how the personality traits were determined.
4. The last test was the color quiz which I was not sure how it was credible at all. I also disagree with a lot of what the quiz told me about my personality. For example, it said that I was self-centered and need constant excitement and stimulation. It also said that I deal with my current situation but often feel hopeless which is not true. This test seemed to focus more on negatives than positives like the other tests. The only part that I did agree with was when it said that my current circumstances are causing me anxiety and worry which they are because I am just stressed a lot right now.                                                                                                                                                I do not trust this test at all because I am not sure what the science was behind the backing of picking certain colors and why that really matters. I am curious about what the order tells you about personalities. Also, I do not think it is credible because in the results section most of the sentences were not even capitalized so it is probably not very scientific.

I thought that these tests were fun to take and interesting to do, but I would not put much validity in them or change the way you look at or live life completely based off the results.

--Original published at marybraun99

I took the four personality tests, and each of them gave almost the same results. They all talked about how in certain situations I was known to be shy, but take on the role of a leader in other cases.

I was surprised that the colors test gave a little bit of an accurate result, because it was something that was so simple, but it gave off information that was true to what I was feeling.

All of the tests I found were mostly accurate, however, I was expecting at least one of them to be completely different from the others, and give off something that I thought did not reflect my personality at all. This did not happen and it showed that usually I like to understand situations even if I find trouble in finding the right answers.

I often think about the world and the way it works, and why it works in that way, which surprisingly said that in most of the results of the personality tests. One of the Personality tests I took, did say that I was not the type of person to take control, and I just agreed with people for the sake of agreeing with them, which I did not think was true, because I believe that I’m somebody that assumes responsibility and usually find myself doing most of the work in group projects.

Other than that, I think these quizzes are interesting and helpful if you don’t know what type of personality you are, because sometimes you believe you are stuck in between a few different personality traits, but by taking these quizzes you may understand more about the type of person you are!

--Original published at Manda's College Blog

I took all four quizzes and I will give each quiz a brief description, breakdown and opinion of my results:

1.) The first quiz is called the Jung Topology Test where you answer questions about you depending on how you are currently feeling. My results were Introvert (62%), Sensing (38%), Feeling (3%), Judging (1%). Followed by in-depth descriptions of your general personality, careers you most likely would match with, etc. I actually found this quiz to be the best one out of all four. It was the most accurate obtaining towards me and the questions that I answered to give me those specific results seemed to make sense.

2.) This one made no sense to me, it had the same style of questions like the first one, and it resulted in giving me jobs/personality traits that are completely opposite of me. The top five results were confusing to me; it was divided into job categories. For one, I am not a leader or want to be a leader, nor am I aggressive if appointed as a leader. Not good at advertising, politics and acting. Then followed by more leadership positions. I guess the closest personality trait I would have is the “inventor” since I don’t conform into the trends, I look at all possibilities.
ENFJ “Pedagogue”
Outstanding leader of groups. Can be aggressive at helping others be the best that they can be. 5% of the total population.
ENFP “Journalist”
Love novelty and surprises. They are big on emotions and expression. Life is an exciting drama. They are good at sales, advertising, politics, and acting. 5% of the total population.
ENTJ “Field Marshall”
The basic driving force and need is to lead. Tend to seek a position of responsibility and enjoys being an executive. 5% of the total population.
ENTP “Inventor”
Enthusiastic interest in everything and always sensitive to possibilities. Non-conformist and innovative. 5% of the total population.

3.) This quiz had a scale from disagree, neutral and agree; focusing on mood, how organized you are, whether you are happy, etc. This one is like the questionnaires I take at my doctors. The results gave you a scale of five personality traits and described the traits you have if you had a high number or low number:

Extroversion (4) “shut in”, Emotional Stability (34) “stable”, Agreeableness (11) “friendly-aggressive”, Conscientiousness (31) “careful and diligent”, Intellect/Imagination (14) “openness to experience”

I would say this one was pretty accurate, though I wish there was more reasoning to why I got these answers.

4.) Honestly I thought the color quiz was to be the most pointless but was pretty surprised by how I can relate to a lot of the results this color test gave me:

Feels there are barriers between herself and the essential things she desires. High standards, demanding and picky with her relationships. Situations brought tension and anxiety which are out of her control, feeling helpless, anxious and inadequate. 

It pointed out ALOT that I am self-centered and thats the reason why I can’t achieve my realistic goals and that I take things too personally. I don’t agree with that, I’d like to believe that their intake of being self-centered is I am more independent and trusting of myself more than others to achieve success due to my experiences. If this color quiz had more questions, I’d probably find them to be more credible in that situation.

Other than that I had fun taking these personality quizzes, though I do believe that I do have a strong view of who I am and what traits I have to offer without taking a personality test.