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09 Jan 2009, 12:21 am

Does anyone know of any personality tests other than Meyers-Briggs?

I am specifically looking for one that would allow me to discover who *I* am (as opposed to ones that are geared toward things like career assessment, "perfect match" in terms of dating, etc.)



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09 Jan 2009, 1:08 am

If you find any Tim, would you mind sharing them? Thank you.



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09 Jan 2009, 3:42 am

I'm not too sure I've heard of many others either. I'd be interested to know what type most of the people here are... I read somewhere that INTP's are more likely to be aspie... anyone know if this is substantiated?



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09 Jan 2009, 11:38 am

I am an ENFP myself on Myers-Briggs.



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10 Jan 2009, 3:16 am

Would the MMPI-2 test be considered a personality test? It measures a lot of things. I despise that test. I swear no matter what you answer on it you always get a bad score. I've taken it twice and got completely different results neither of which I agreed with.



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10 Jan 2009, 11:46 am

There's the 'Big Five Personality' test.

http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/

It measures:
Openness to Experience/Intellect
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism


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10 Jan 2009, 5:18 pm

Sora wrote:
There's the 'Big Five Personality' test.

http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/

It measures:
Openness to Experience/Intellect
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism


Cool. Thank you.



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11 Jan 2009, 8:33 pm

Ticker wrote:
Would the MMPI-2 test be considered a personality test? It measures a lot of things. I despise that test. I swear no matter what you answer on it you always get a bad score. I've taken it twice and got completely different results neither of which I agreed with.


I don't think I've heard of that one.



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11 Jan 2009, 8:38 pm

http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/res ... n-raw=3.75

Thanks, everyone!



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11 Jan 2009, 9:01 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:
Does anyone know of any personality tests other than Meyers-Briggs?

I am specifically looking for one that would allow me to discover who *I* am (as opposed to ones that are geared toward things like career assessment, "perfect match" in terms of dating, etc.)


no one can tell you who "you" are :roll:



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12 Jan 2009, 12:02 am

Tim_Tex wrote:
Ticker wrote:
Would the MMPI-2 test be considered a personality test? It measures a lot of things. I despise that test. I swear no matter what you answer on it you always get a bad score. I've taken it twice and got completely different results neither of which I agreed with.


I don't think I've heard of that one.


MMPI-1&2 are the biggie tests, like 600 questions long, that neuropsychologists use to tell people what is "wrong" with them. Like if you say you'd rather not go to a party they label you with avoidant personality. If you hear things others don't hear then you're schizo, not one with good hearing. The test is fraught with assumptions and errors, but its so popular that police depts and other employers use it to screen out potential employees.



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12 Jan 2009, 1:01 pm

Ticker wrote:
Tim_Tex wrote:
Ticker wrote:
Would the MMPI-2 test be considered a personality test? It measures a lot of things. I despise that test. I swear no matter what you answer on it you always get a bad score. I've taken it twice and got completely different results neither of which I agreed with.


I don't think I've heard of that one.


MMPI-1&2 are the biggie tests, like 600 questions long, that neuropsychologists use to tell people what is "wrong" with them. Like if you say you'd rather not go to a party they label you with avoidant personality. If you hear things others don't hear then you're schizo, not one with good hearing. The test is fraught with assumptions and errors, but its so popular that police depts and other employers use it to screen out potential employees.


Ah, I see.



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13 Jan 2009, 1:06 pm

Kilroy wrote:
Tim_Tex wrote:
Does anyone know of any personality tests other than Meyers-Briggs?

I am specifically looking for one that would allow me to discover who *I* am (as opposed to ones that are geared toward things like career assessment, "perfect match" in terms of dating, etc.)


no one can tell you who "you" are :roll:


Of course not. I was just wanting to see who I was from an analytical point of view.