--Original published at Loretta Gabrielle

The first test wasn’t something I disagreed with but didn’t full agree on. On paper I am considered a Introvert as I would rather be alone to “recharge” than hanging out with friends. What I mean be alone, is I like to be left alone but with people around me. My roommate and I were similar in this way where we liked to watch separate Netflix shows but be together. When I was in Italy, we would video chat and not always talk to each other but be in each other’s presence. I got scored as a INFJ and it suggested the career or Social Work but when I took this test in my business class the outcome was different. Most of my teacher’s in business know me as aggressive when defending a topic in business similarly to a business critic. I have had a professor have me act like I was one so I could rip apart their point. The test viewed me as calm, cool, and collected in a way where, when it comes to my career in primarily business, I am more aggressive and focused. Social work and business are similar in many ways but are different. In social work we are come openly communicative and understanding so my responses normally reflect that where in business discussions and comments from some classmates can lack empathy. The test in general is kind of humors as I am seen as an introvert but will stop strangers to go halfway across the world to a different country with me.
My second personality test was ENFJ. Demonstrates leadership but taking on problems which are not your own which I tend to do. I prioritize the wrong problem at hand which can cause issues for the other obstacles which are more important.

The third test says I am an extrovert who is mostly emotionally stable, agreeable, organizes,  conscious of others, and open/ non traditional. From this, my blog post would probably state I am not emotionally stable at all. Emotionally unstable people are hilarious! I thought I had a future career but I guess not anymore. I find it funny that it says I am agreeable because I often bring up politics at parties (to weed out the racists) and this is just a set up for arguing when you go to Elizabethtown where most people are from Pennsylvania. I am mildly organized, my clothes are normally always clean but they are never fully put away neatly in drawers.

The color quiz is accurate which is weird as it is based off of colors. It says I need excitement and ready for adventure which is always the case (anyone want to go to Thailand?). Maybe in the moment I feel isolated as my main stress source but in all honesty most of my stress comes from this class and hoping to achieve my expectations. Which leads to my problem of fearing I won’t achieve the things I want. From this I search for meaning and become involved in everything which end up being pointless and I am pretty sure this test just exposed me. I do fear I won’t achieve what I want from my career and so I do as much as I can in order to ensure success in the future which seems excessive but I also have a set goal.

In all honesty, although it was the least credible I liked the color test the most. I would probably say this is similar to horoscopes. There is no evidence it works but it helps describe a moment you are feeling in time. It is able to take what you want to say from a recent experience and use that which validates your thoughts. The tests 1-3 all were pretty similar and I would rank the credibility in the order of the tests. First being the most credible and the fourth being the least credible.

--Original published at KatieMillerPSY105

I was very excited to see that this chapter would be about personality. I love taking the personality quizzes to see what the results are. I know that some of them may not be the most accurate tests, but I do enjoy taking them!

After getting the results from the tests, I saw that I had the same letter combination from the humanmetrics test and the second personality test on the list. The results I received were ENFJ. The “E” stands for extrovert and was said to be 59% of me while the “N” was intuitive with 6% of my personality. The final two letters “F” and “J” stand for feeling (25%) and judging (22%) respectively. The first test told me I have a preference of extroversion over introversion, intuition over sensing, feeling over thinking, and judging over perceiving. Before this test, I would have thought I was more of a thinker than a feeler because I tend to over analyze every situation I am put in. It was interesting to see this result in both of the tests. The second test describes the ENFJ type as “pedagogue” and that they are outstanding leaders of groups and can be aggressive at helping others be the best they can be. I thought that was interesting because I do always like to be there for others and help them in whatever way they need, but I never would have though to use the word aggressive to describe my desire to help others. The third test told me I was an extrovert as well in factor one. In factor two, it gave me the result of emotional stability. Factor three told me I was agreeable, which their definition is someone who is friendly and optimistic. The fourth factor told me I was conscientious, which is someone who is careful and diligent. Finally, the fifth factor told me I had intellect/imagination meaning that I tended to be more traditional and conventional. The final test, which was the color test gave me answers that were closely related to the answers from the previous tests. Overall, I thought that all of these tests gave me very similar results even if they differed slightly from what I originally thought.

I believe that the first two tests were pretty accurate, and I feel like they could be credible because I had taken similar tests in my high school psychology class. The third test may be less credible than the first two, however, it did go through five different factors so it may still have some credibility/accuracy to it. The color test was the one that I thought may not have been that credible since it got so many results from just a quick click of colors that we were shown. All of these tests were very enjoyable to go through and were interesting to see the results that came up.

--Original published at Kirsten's Kreations

When going through each test, it was interesting to see how I think about myself. The one I didn’t like to take was the color test. I don’t understand the purpose of the color test because how much can people understand about themselves from color? However the results for all of them were interesting. I got two different results from the tests that gave answers of ISFJ and ISTJ. It is interesting to see how I still test as introverted, sensing, and Judging but the feelings and thinking differed. I believe this is due to the nature of the questions. The questions on the two tests were worded differently which made me think about them differently than I probably normally would. After reading the results from the Big Five Personality and the Color Quiz, I am not entirely sure what to make of them. The big five personality results give very tiny descriptions and didn’t give me much room as to what I should think about myself based on them. The color quiz, as stated before, didn’t seem to have a purpose. As I was taking the quiz I didn’t feel indifferently about each color except for one and that’s because it was my favorite color. The results also feel like they don’t reflect me as a person either. For the most part they feel as though they are the opposite of who I am and they were slightly insult as to what the results had to say.

--Original published at CatherinesCollegeBlog

The Personality Test classified me as an ISFJ with a description that was pretty much spot on for how I see myself. I definitely prefer to have a source of authority, as I feel this prevents chaos and avoidable mistakes from occurring. I also am very open to what other people believe, especially when they relate it to their own life experiences. I try to avoid conflict and am usually very agreeable, so I tend not to assert myself. When rules change or are not applied to certain people, it frustrates me because it takes away credibility of the rules themselves. This test seemed relatively credible because it included a wide range of questions and even made suggestions of careers that relate to my personality type, which shows further research about the topic.

The Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test classified me as an INTJ, which means I have a preference of introversion over extroversion, a preference of intuition over sensing, a preference of thinking over feeling, and a preference of judging over perceiving. I do not agree with the description of this personality type when applying it to myself. The description claims that I am very self-confident and make critical decisions on my own without consulting others. I am a very indecisive person who needs the approval of others before I can go through with most of my decisions. The portion I agree with from this description is that I am more of a private person, especially in personal relationships. Small talk is not something I enjoy because I still feel like I am revealing a good amount about myself to others. This test was somewhat reliable because it also included a wide range of questions that can be applied to many areas of personality and life.

The Big Five Personality Test found that I am low in extroversion, moderate in agreeableness, emotional stability, and intellect/imagination, and high in conscientiousness. I agree that I am more on the introverted side and that I am relatively optimistic and friendly, but some days this does not show through as strongly. Those who score low in the conscientiousness factor are impulsive, which is the complete opposite of how I live my life, so I definitely agree. I think about almost all of my decisions and their alternatives, and always make sure to gather opinions from others about what they think is best. This test was relatively credible because it included many questions, but sometimes I could not decide and just opted to stay neutral which does not provide extremely valuable information for the survey.

The Color Test was the least accurate in describing my perception of my own personality. According to this test, I feel best in very socially stimulating situations, when in reality I feel much better after having quiet time alone with my own thoughts. This description also mentioned that I actively pursue goals and dreams, sometimes in an overbearing manner. Instead, I feel that I am more unsure of what my career goals and dreams are at this moment, so I have been the opposite of overbearing, incredibly open to hearing suggestions from others regarding what might be best for me. This test was not very credible in my opinion because of the variability with my answers. The colors I chose were based on how they made me feel in the moment, but the order changed moments later during the second round of choosing. This does not allow for an accurate measure of overall personality when the colors I choose change from turn to turn.

--Original published at Kealey's PSY105 Blog

My results from the personality tests were generally accurate. The Myers-Briggs test and Type Theory test both revealed that I am an ENTJ personality type. This means I am extroverted, intuitive, a thinker, and a judger. In the past when I have taken tests like these, I have been shown similar results. I believe the reliability of these tests because they have been consistent over time, and I can closely identify with the traits that the personality tests describe. For the Big 5 Personality test I scored highest in the intellect/imagination category. This makes sense because I tend to analyze things critically and abstractly to formulate a well-rounded picture of the situation. I can solve problems by coming up with creative solutions after a lot of consideration. My results of the Big 5 Personality test align with my other two tests, especially in the aspect of deep thinking.

The one test that perplexed me was the Color Quiz. My results were fairly accurate, but vague. I believe this feedback can be applied to many people, making me question its validity and reliability. It is astounding that just by picking a few colors in a certain order, the computer was able to make reasonable conclusions about my current situation. While the other tests focused on analyzing personality, the Color Quiz focused more on situational feelings and stressors. By taking personality quizzes like these, I can assert some aspects of my personality that I am already aware of, as well as discover new things that will help me understand my way of thinking and behavior in the future.

--Original published at Tiffany'sCollegeBlog

For this week’s first impression post, we were supposed to take the four different personality test to find out our personality type. Personality is a set of habitual behaviors, cognitions and emotional patterns that evolve from biological and environmental factors. The first two personality tests that I took said that my personality type was ESFJ. This means that I am an extravert rather than an introvert, I prefer sensing, I would rather trust feelings rather than thinking, and that I am more judging. ESFJ’s are the “popular” ones. We are very good role models, we take care of what we have the power to take care of and we enjoy being appreciated. ESFJs have strong practical skills, a strong sense of duty, are very loyal, are sensitive and warm, and we are good at connecting with others. We are social creatures, and thrive to stay up to date with what their friends are doing. They also are more concerned with fashion and their appearance, their social status, and the standings of other people. ESFJs are altruists, and they take seriously their responsibility to help and to do the right thing. ESFJs also love to be of service, enjoying any role that allows them to participate in a meaningful way, so long as they know that they are valued and appreciated. ESFJs are also supportive and outgoing, they find time to laugh and chat with everyone. We truly enjoy hearing about their friends’ relationships and activities, remembering little details and always standing ready to talk things out with warmth and sensitivity. If things aren’t going right, ESFJs try to fix it and make everything okay again. All of these personality traits happened but there are also some weaknesses with being an ESFJs. Our feelings can be hurt if our ideas are rejected or not interested. We are weak with being too needy, too selfless, vulnerable to criticism and reluctant to improvise. I would say that these tests were the most credible compared to the other two. I got the same results for those two personality tests as well as I also deal with these traits for the most part and I think they are very accurate. 

For the last two personality tests, I didn’t think it was credible. The scoring for the Big Five Factor Marker test was confusing and it didn’t really explain the Myers-Briggs way of giving you a 4 letter result. Also, I think it was just for colors and it didn’t ask about anything having to do with personality. Then again what will a 60 question survey tell you. Was it just a coincidence that I got the same results or is that really my personality? Also for the tests, I realized there was ways an uncertain or neutral button but some things I do both. My answers ended up being the middle because sometimes I’m feeling this way and sometimes I feel the other way. It wasn’t super clear and I feel like to be clear, there should be the uncertain button PLUS a “both” button. It could people be able to do it truthfully because then they could have an option rather than just hitting neutral answers. ESFJs, according to the Myers-Briggs chart, are friendly, outgoing, reliable, conscientious, organized and practical. They also seek to be helpful and please others and enjoy being active and productive. 

--Original published at Jenna'sPSY105blog

For this week’s first impression post, we were prompted to take four different personality tests to find out more about ourselves. Personality is a very interesting topic, and it’s what makes everybody different from one another. How you respond to certain situations and your level of creativity say a lot about your personality, so it’s different to see how people answer the questions.

For the first two personality tests, I was told that my personality type was ENFP. This means I am more of an extravert than an introvert, I prefer intuition over sensing, I trust feelings rather than thinking, and I am more perceiving than I am judging. ENFP’s are typically easygoing, energetic, free-spirited, adventurous, social, and curious.  I think this personality describes me pretty well because I enjoy going to parties and social events often because I like the friendships and connections I make, and I’d much rather be with friends than alone. I’m also very good at thinking things through when asked for advice, but when it’s me in the situation I act very impulsively when making decisions and let my emotions cloud my judgment. I love to adventure and explore new places as well. Also, along with being social, I am fascinated by people. I love to observe people and learn from them. I like helping and am very empathetic towards people, which is definitely going to show when I become an Occupational Therapist. ENFP weaknesses are that we are impulsive, emotional (and not very good at handling our emotions), tend to get very stressed and overthink everything, sometimes find it hard to focus, and don’t like being told what to do. I pretty much got these same results in the other two personality tests as well. All of these traits I deal with on an almost everyday basis, so I would say my results were pretty accurate.

While they were pretty accurate, I’m not so sure how credible these tests are. A simple 60 question survey is not going to accurately tell you all about your personality. Also, for a lot of questions my answers weren’t so black and white. For a majority of the questions both answers could’ve worked for me because sometimes I feel one way, and other times the other option was more likely to occur. There was no middle ground on the questionnaires. To improve these personality tests, I think it would be beneficial for the researchers who come up with the questions to have a “both” or a “yes and no” option for people who don’t have a concrete answer. This way, they could get more accurate results by avoiding people not knowing what answer to choose and just randomly selecting one.