abaddon wrote:
] This test is stupid and I'll tell you why...with 4 yes/no
] questions we have a maximum number of different personalities
] of 4^2 or 16...
]
] Its pretty easy to see that with only 16 possible personality
] types out there this test is pretty poorly thought through and
] a good example of why this sort of test is garbage when taken
] to an extreme (and only 4 questions is such an extreme)...
]
] Even if you were to limit the number of possible personality
] types to 16 you would still have to reconsile the statistical
] error induced by having only one question per criteria...this
] is another case of people attempting to use crisp logic where
] fuzzy logic would clearly be a more accurate model of the
] system at hand...
]
] Larger more useful versions of this sort of test are still not
] all that useful unless you interpret them properly, which is
] to say they are a tool to give you a simple insite but not a
] solid carved in stone representation of who a person is...
]
] --Abaddon
]
]
The test is based primarily upon the research of Myers-Briggs and David Keirsey, both of which use a very similar system and define 16 basic types. And though one can certainly criticize only breaking it up into 16 different types, the fact is that the vast majority of personality tests out there use this model, except use it more discreetly. And in the end, you generally always get back to the same 16 types. I'm personally fond of this test because it is very upfront with what it is measuring, has the same resolution of personality differences as all the others, and does all of this very quickly and easily. It is always important to note that each of the 4 basic characteristics is understood to be gradient, with each of the letters representing an extreme. And thus for more moderate personalities one frequently merges the data from 1-2 other personality types as well to achieve a more accurate and exact picture.

Although, of interest...it is impressive how accurate these things become with only testing for 4 basic traits.

] Nanochick wrote:
] ] A very short (4 question) temperment [FYI:
] personality=current
] ] patterns of behavior, is subject to learning.
] ] temperment=innate trends in patterns of behavior set at
] birth,
] ] generally people are more comfortable when they act in
] ] accordance with their temperment] test based on
] ] Myers-Briggs/Keirsey temperment tests.
] ]
] ] Definitely nothing new here, but it's only 4 questions, uses
]
] ] the same basis as the rest of them, and provides nifty links
]
] ] for more information at the end.
] ]
] ] I am an ISFP. I am in-touch with my inner-artist
] (interesting,
] ] considering I am a scientist) - Nano

RE: Shortest/Best Personality Test