--Original published at Site Title

I really enjoyed using the Johari Window to assess they way I view myself in comparison to the way my close friends and family view me. I also appreciated how simple this process was. Though it was somewhat difficult for me to chose only 5-6 traits that I felt described me, it only took about five minutes complete. Also, the ten people I asked to respond were more than willing to participate, and they did so almost immediately.

As similarities go, many of my friends described me in the same way that I described myself. In my “known to self section”, accepting, friendly, independent, kind, and silly were all listed. Though none of these came as a surprise to me, it was still nice to see that my friends see these things in me. It was especially fulfilling to see that my friends see me as accepting, friendly, and kind because these are all traits that I know I have control over, and I take pride in the fact that I am, or at least I try to be, all of these things.

Overall, I do feel like this was a valid way to measure someone’s personality. However, there are some flaws. For example, I felt like way more than just six of the listed traits described me, and some of my friends told me the same thing. So, while the results are valid, they do not fully describe my personality, only the most prominent parts of it. Also, there are some things about myself that I keep from my close friends, therefore I did not select some traits that I know I have because I knew that my friends would be able to see them. Though I am generally an energetic, silly, and cheerful person, I am diagnosed with depression and anxiety, and this does sometimes inevitably affect my personality. While I am not ashamed of this and don’t mind sharing it on this blog, it is still something that I don’t generally discuss with my close friends because I do not want them to feel like they need to treat me differently. So, even though there are instances in the Johari Window where certain traits that people have may not be shared/selected, I still do believe the results are overall valid.

Upon reading the results of the Johari Window, I was able to determine, or at least I think, that I act differently here at school than I do at home. I came to this conclusion by noticing that my two best friends from home described me in a similar way (mature), while my two best friends from Etown described me in a similar way (spontaneous). I was slightly surprised by this, however it was neat to learn this about myself.

https://kevan.org/johari?view=kimstratton

--Original published at Emily's Blog

For an out of class assignment last week, we were asked to complete a Johari Window. I had never heard of a Johari Window before, but the experience was very interesting. A Johari Window is a model which was created by two psychologists named Joseph Luft and Harrison Ingham. They invented this model to show how we view ourselves compared to how others view us. It is a box with four sections. One corner of the box is for the unknown attributes which do not necessarily apply to you. Another is called the façade or hidden characteristics which you notice yourself, but others are not aware of. Another box is called the arena. It is the shared attributes which both you and others notice. The last is the blind spot characteristics which others notice but are not known to self. For my Johari Window, we were given a list of numerous adjectives and were asked to choose six which describe ourselves the best. I chose dependable, energetic, extroverted, kind, mature, and religious. I then sent the link to my entire family and some of my friends. Watching the responses come in was very intriguing as I could see what the people I loved believed were some of my character qualities. I also received numerous text messages which said it was difficult for them only to choose six adjectives. It made me feel so loved. All the qualities which I had chosen were also chosen by someone else, so I had zero adjectives in the Façade box. I had many characteristics which I would not have picked in my blind spot box. Some of these include brave, giving, idealistic, intelligent, powerful, self-assertive, and warm. I learned, I may not always believe I am brave, but others feel I am. My highest ranked quality at 66% was religious. I obviously agree with this as it is a very important aspect of my life. The second highest ranked characteristic was loving at 58%. I really appreciated this as one of my goals in life is to be a loving person. I think this test is valid, but I do wonder what would happen if people had to say some of my negative qualities. It makes me very thankful to the people in my life who choose to see the best in me.

https://kevan.org/johari?view=emilyspangler

--Original published at The Core Techs

Johari Window is an online program that helps you learn about your personality and how others see you compared to how you see yourself. For me, choosing only five or six personality traits was difficult. I narrowed some options down and ended up choosing six that seemed most relevant to me. Although this is true, many people chose different options than I, and it was very interesting to see what others thought of me. Most of the results were similar to what I was stuck between or would have chosen. Overall, the terms used to describe me most were caring, energetic, extroverted, friendly, and sympathetic. I would say that all of these characteristics suit me very well. I like to believe that people understand I care a lot about them. I also like to reach out to people and make new friends, so it would make sense that I am both extroverted and friendly. An important part of me that adds to me being so outgoing is how energetic I am. I always like to be enthusiastic about things, even when I am exhausted or sad on the inside. Showing my image to other people is extremely important to me because moods affect not only how people perceive you, but it affects their moods as well. Trying to understand people, be there for them, and simply listen are characteristics I am thankful I have. These make me into the sympathetic person other people would I agree I am. Other characteristics people chose about me that I did not choose for myself were cheerful, confident, kind, loving, silly, and trustworthy. I agree that I am most of these things, but I definitely fake my confidence. I actually have very low self-esteem, but most of the time, I can fake confidence pretty well. This is both a good and bad trait about me. If I can fake my emotions, it is easier to not stand out and also to look less nervous when presenting ideas or meeting new people. Although this is true, if I am feeling sad and others cannot tell, who will be there to support me? When no one realizes I am having a bad day, I will have no one but myself, and when I am alone, I will only have myself to blame. I do not try to be cheerful and silly, or even loving and kind, but these are just things that come naturally to me. I do not think about it much, but I really do try to put my heart and soul into everything I do. One last characteristic that was mentioned that I chose for myself but others did not choose for me was reflective. I believe that in everything I do I am very appreciative and I like to dwell and remember what I have done. I also like to analyze situations. I am definitely a philosopher at heart simply because it is something I purely enjoy.

The Johari Window has allowed me to learn more about myself and what others think of me. The fact that I could only choose five or six traits about me made me really think about who I think I am as a person. A lot of people chose the same thing I did, but it also made me realize I possess I really neat quality that people do not know I have. It also good to see how people view you and what they think about you. I am happy people see me through these characteristics because that is primarily how I would like to be seen. This test is very accurate if the people who take the survey are being honest. I think the survey is great not only because of the variety of options there are, but also the number of options. There are not too many options, and there are also not too few. By using this link, I have managed to learn a lot about my personality. If you would like to learn more about yourself and what others think of you, I would highly recommend the Johari Window.

Here is my link if you would like to contribute! https://kevan.org/johari?view=brooke+zehr

Have you grabbed yourself a Johari Window link yet, Core Techs?

-B

Who Are You? – Mixed Media; 2017 Portfolio

--Original published at JanellesCollegeBlog

The process of creating and sending out the Johari window was really interesting and fun to do. It was really hard while taking it myself because a lot of words I could make an argument for, but I had to look past what I knew about myself and compare that to what others knew or thought about me. I often picked or did not pick a trait because I knew that others saw me that way or did not see me that way, so I was narrowing down my list of traits to what came through to those around me. My description was pretty similar to what others described me as. All of the traits that I chose were picked by my friends and family, and one trait had all but two (9/11) people pick it for me. There definitely were blind spots in my eyes though because there were two traits that were extremely prominent in participants’ responses that I did not pick. Also, I thought it was interesting how people viewed your traits differently based on your role in their life. Like, a friend would call me helpful but my dad would call me dependable. I think this is a valid measure of how your personality comes across to those you are closest with, and it shows you how people view you, but it terms of determining your real personality, I think it is not completely trustworthy because you are picking the traits for yourself. Also, there are instances where you could change and hide a part of who you are in front of people that is key to your personality. I definitely learned how other people saw me through this process. It is interesting to me because often I find myself wondering what others think, and now this can give me insight to that, although, it is a little biased because there are not many negative words in the Johari window so your description can be strewn towards the positive side even for a negative person. I found out that I was blind to the traits caring and dependable, but I know that I am intelligent and organized. I really liked taking this personality quiz though.

https://kevan.org/johari?view=janelle+b

--Original published at Anneka's Blog

This past week, I completed an online Johari Window which combines our self-description about our personality with others. For this assessment, you pick six words from the given list that you would describe yourself as. Then using the link provided, you can send it to people you know to also pick six words that describes you. The website then organizes all the answers into a chart revealing what character descriptions that you and others picked, just others picked, just you picked, and words not used.

My Johari Window

I thought this was an interesting assignment and I enjoyed seeing other people’s responses. It shows you an alternate perspective of what people think of you in relation to how you see yourself. Initially, I had to narrow down my word choice as many words are similar in description. I see myself as many of the described words, but I took in consideration what words others may not know about me and more complex words versus basic. I also did not want to sound like bragging hence the reason why i chose knowledgeable versus intelligent. For my six words, half were also chosen, but three were not. I thought that was interesting in comparison to some of my other friends who also completed the assignment who had more in common words, but I decided to chose deeper words. My words were synonyms to what other people chose except for complex. Although I did not chose all the words, I can describe myself with many of the other words. Each of my friends and family were different in how they described me. One thought that passed my mind was the different relationships these people have with me. I had my parents, my friends from home (who have known me the maximum of nine years), and friends who I made this school year. Word choice is quite similar in manner so I find that my personality has not changed drastically since coming to college. Some words I would not have initially picked to describe myself are modest and warm; however, after reflecting, they fit me coming from the people who chose them.

I found this a reliable test of personality as it takes in consideration both our’s and other’s perspective. It gives the person a variety of words to chose from and does not box you into a set perspective. Johari shows you all the words that describes you along with percentage of commonality. We do tend to have a bias to see ourselves more positive. That being said there are limitations to how I conducted this assignment. I did send it to my friends and family which skewered the answers to people that know me more. To achieve a more rounded observation I could have set it to teachers or peers that know me, but not as closely. Additionally, I think more words could be added to show antonyms of the words, but I think the word list at the moment works well as it is.

Overall, I found this experience enlightening as it showed the varying degrees of how people perceive me ranging from people who have known me from birth to only seven months. I saw myself in varying degrees as some words were more chosen or words I personally would not have chosen first.

--Original published at Miguel's College Blog

The Johari Window was a great way to look at the different personality traits that we are aware of, as well as the ones we are not aware of. When I took the test, I was quick to read over all of the adjectives provided before choosing the six that were, in my opinion, most descriptive of me as a person. I tried to choose the adjectives that related closest to me, taking into account different synonyms and choosing the one that I thought was closest to me. When it came to synonyms, it was important for me to choose the one that I thought was me best because synonyms of the same word can express different connotations. For example, one of the words was knowledgeable and intelligent. I think that knowledgeable defines me better than intelligent, however, the other people that took the test agreed more with intelligent. Seeing the results of the test was interesting because five of the six traits I chose was known to myself and to others. I was glad to see that most of the traits I chose were agreed upon by others. The side that contained adjectives that were not known to me, but known to others, was filled with many adjectives that I did not initially think about, but agreed with after more thought. I was humbled and gracious to know that those that took the test felt that I had a wide range of personality traits. I think that this test was a good indicator of personality because it provided a wide range of adjectives to describe a person, as well as sourced information from family and friends who know who you are as a person. After taking the test and seeing the results after fifteen other contributors, I have a better understanding of how I view myself and how others view me. I also learned that there are a plethora of adjectives to describe a person and that plethora may not even cover all of that person’s personality.

My Window:

https://kevan.org/johari?view=miguel+decastro

--Original published at Melissa's Blog

I really enjoyed exploring my personality through Johari Window. I usually do not reflect on my own personality, so thinking about how I perceive myself was eye-opening. The six traits I chose for myself were caring, dependable, friendly, happy, loving, and sympathetic. I asked eleven people, a mixture of friends and family, to select the traits they thought best described me. All the six traits I selected for myself were known to my friends and family. The top two traits people chose for me were caring, 63%, and loving, 54%, which I also chose for myself. The next most prominent traits from my list of six were friendly, happy, and sympathetic. In addition, I agree with all the personality traits my friends and family used to describe me. Some of the most commonly chosen traits, that were not on my personal list, were cheerful, warm, intelligent, helpful, and organized. This personality assessment was a positive experience for me because I reflected on myself and learned how the people I am closest with view me. I am pleased that my friends and family’s perspective of me is very similar to my own. Seeing what each person chose for me really brightened my day and made me realize how grateful I am for each of them. For me, the Johari Window was valid and credible because all my traits were known to my friends and family. Overall, I learned that I am surrounded by people who really care about me and I have good self-esteem. I would recommend the Johari Window to anyone who wants to learn more about themselves and how they are viewed by others.  https://kevan.org/johari?view=Melissa%20Leggett

--Original published at Madison's Blog

In my Johari Window I created, it asked me to describe myself by choosing 6 words from a list given. At first I was confused because it was hard to just choose six, since I can describe myself in a lot of ways. The list gave some great options to pick from, so narrowing it down was difficult. After I did so, I was impressed with my choices, since I felt they all accurately described me. I chose, adaptable, friendly, helpful, observant, trustworthy and relaxed.

I then emailed the link to my friends from Etown, some friends from home, and also my parents. I thought having a mix of people from different periods of my life would help validate the results. I thought my personality could be described differently by how long the other person has known me for. All the results came back quickly, and they all were very positive and encouraging! I liked how the link brought all the results from each person into one table of personality traits for me.

When I looked back, every word I used to describe myself had been used by someone else to describe me too. So I described myself very well, considering others thought the same thing about me. There were some other words they used to describe me that I would have never chosen for myself, like bold, powerful, and witty. Those seemed outside of the box for me, but that is how others view me, so it cannot be a wrong answer. In the long run, those are’t negative traits to have, so it all was positive feedback.

I think this personality test was valid enough for me to take the results to heart. I liked how the traits offered to choose from were positive, and encouraging. That made it feel more appealing to me and probably made it easier for the others to choose traits, since they knew it would be viewed by me. I think it was valid because it was all electronic too, so I chose my traits and the other people had no contact with me in between choosing theirs. I learned some great things from completing this assignment. I learned that I have a false perception of my personality changing in my transition from high school to college. That is why I asked different people from different periods of my life to all take the test. I figured my personality would have some slight changes, since I was in a new environment and meeting new people. Everyone, my parents, new friends as well as old friends all chose similar if not the same traits to describe me. That showed me that I have always been true to myself even in the transition state. Overall, I liked this exercise and I think it made a statement about how my friends and family view me compared to how I view myself.

https://kevan.org/johari?view=madison+yech

--Original published at Nadia's Blog

The process of completing the Johari window self-assessment was very interesting to me. I was very curious and intrigued to see what others had to say about me as well as compare the results to what I may have thought about myself. I overall found this way of measuring personality quite accurate because they are real humans who can first hand describe what the person may be like. Although this is true, people may not be 100% honest because they may not want to describe the person rudely or offensive. The personality traits that I had in common with other people’s perception was caring, energetic, friendly and organized. This was quite surprising to me that so many people agreed upon my personality traits. The only trait I had chosen that was not similar was accepting. There were many traits that were chosen that I had not even thought of about myself. This aspect of the assessment was very interesting, because I really enjoyed seeing how others perceive me. The one trait I found most shocking was “brave”. I never considered myself to be brave, and I still question this because I tend to get scared easily and think a million times before actually doing something. Another trait I found interesting was “confident”, I also did not think that I would come across as a confident person because I can tend to be quite shy at times and do not do well in certain social situations. I did get 75% of people saying that I am energetic and this does not surprise me at all, because most of the time I can be very high energy. Overall I think I learned quite a bit about myself through this and did not realize that this is what other individuals may think of me.

https://kevan.org/johari?view=nadiaigatpuriwala

--Original published at Max'sPHY105blog

In this psychology class, we were assigned to create Johari Window for ourselves. Johari Windows let people choose five to six traits they feel describe themselves and let that person invite their friends and family members to choose five to six traits they feel describe that person. With the results, the Johari Window shorts the traits in four groups. The group for traits selected by the person and her or her friends is the Arena group. The group for traits not selected by the person but selected by his or her friends is the Blind Spot group. The group for traits selected by the person but not selected by his or her friends if the Facade group. The group for traits not selected by the person or his or her friends is the Unknown group. I was able to get 11 people to choose traits that they feel describe me in my Johari Window at https://kevan.org/johari?view=max%27s+traits. All but one of the traits I chose to describe myself, were chosen by other people as well. I thought I was independent, mature, organized, quiet, trustworthy, and clever. Most people agreed that I was quiet, organized, and trustworthy. Their were also many other traits people selected for me that I did not choose. Of these, the most common were, dependable and intelligent. This came to be no surprise for me, but I was surprised when I found that 5 people said I was logical. When I think about this, I can believe that I am more logical than the average person, but I did not expect that many people to agree. The only trait that I selected for myself that no one else selected was clever. That remains to be the only trait in my Facade group. I thought that I was a clever person, but I guess other people feel that there are better traits to describe me with.

Overall I feel that the Johari Window is a good way to measure personality. It is nice to have the opinions of others when evaluating the personality of a single individual. Traits that are known by both an individual and others are probably true and part of the individual’s self-esteem. Traits that are known only to others are probably true but not part of the individual’s self-esteem. Traits known only to the individual are part of the individual’s self-esteem, but might not always be true. There is a lot to tell about an individual from his opinion of himself or herself and the opinions of other people about that individual. The only limit I see with the Johari Window is that there are a limited amount of traits to choose from. While it allows information from multiple individuals to be combined, the information might not be completely accurate as their might be a trait that was not an option that people would have chosen if it were. This might provide false impression about the individual based on a limited number of traits. Other than this, the Johari Window seems like a good personality elevator.