LeahG
Re: VOTE !!!
Yes, those who haven't taken the test I urge you to give it a try. No it is not 100% "accurate" influencing factors of what you "want" to be like, your mood at the time of taking the test can also affect the results.
Remerber everyone - this is a personality test and personality tests are designed to show the DIFFERENCES between individuals not the reasons the differences exist.
The test is widely used for such things as helping a person look a good career/job options - I took a similar test a few years ago - the result matched up with - public health microbiologist - which what I am already!! Told her - thank you but am already one of those and there is something in the job that lacks fulfilliment. So looked at my other aspects of personality that where strong but didn't win out in the overal personality profile - and what did we find? Psychologist - social.
I had forgotten about that test until yesterday when I was cleaning up my paperwork and found it again. Laughed when I saw the notes - studying psychology now - I'm sure if I took the test again the results would show a shift in aspects of my personality.
So the point I am trying to make Personality has been shown to fairly stable overtime - basic traits remain - but evironmental influences and life experiences can magnify or decrease aspects.
Interestingly I read today that psychologists generally agree that an individuals personality traits remain fairly set after the age of thirty - after thirty comes maturity and life changes tend to be less dramatic (no starting uni, puberty etc). This has been shown in research spanned over 30-40 years. They do recognize that some events such as illness can alter traits after thirty.
Just a bit of trivia for you
Cheers
Kissa said:Almost 600 ppl read this but only 35 votes ... How sad, this is so interesting ! The test takes some time to do but I really found it very accurate as I read the results! Oh, by the way I am ISFJ ..
Kissa
Yes, those who haven't taken the test I urge you to give it a try. No it is not 100% "accurate" influencing factors of what you "want" to be like, your mood at the time of taking the test can also affect the results.
Remerber everyone - this is a personality test and personality tests are designed to show the DIFFERENCES between individuals not the reasons the differences exist.
The test is widely used for such things as helping a person look a good career/job options - I took a similar test a few years ago - the result matched up with - public health microbiologist - which what I am already!! Told her - thank you but am already one of those and there is something in the job that lacks fulfilliment. So looked at my other aspects of personality that where strong but didn't win out in the overal personality profile - and what did we find? Psychologist - social.
I had forgotten about that test until yesterday when I was cleaning up my paperwork and found it again. Laughed when I saw the notes - studying psychology now - I'm sure if I took the test again the results would show a shift in aspects of my personality.
So the point I am trying to make Personality has been shown to fairly stable overtime - basic traits remain - but evironmental influences and life experiences can magnify or decrease aspects.
Interestingly I read today that psychologists generally agree that an individuals personality traits remain fairly set after the age of thirty - after thirty comes maturity and life changes tend to be less dramatic (no starting uni, puberty etc). This has been shown in research spanned over 30-40 years. They do recognize that some events such as illness can alter traits after thirty.
Just a bit of trivia for you
Cheers