Personality Types in Groups Assessment

Personality Types in Groups Assessment
SOC/110 Version 6 / 1

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Personality Types in Groups Assessment

Read the two sets of descriptions for each pair of personality types. Put a check mark next to the individual phrases that best describe you. Note the personality type with the most check marks – extrovert or introvert, sensor or intuitive, thinker or feeler, and judger or perceiver. Answer as you really are, not as you wish you were or wish you could be in the future.

Identify Your Preferences

Are you an extrovert or an introvert?

Extrovert / Introvert
_____ I am outgoing, sociable, and expressive. / _____ I am reserved, private, and contained.
_____ I enjoy groups and discussions. / _____ I prefer one-to-one interactions.
_____ I talk first and think later. / _____ I think first and then talk.
_____I can do many things at once. / _____ I focus on one thing at a time.
_____I think out loud. / _____ I think to myself.
_____ Other people give me energy. / _____ Other people often exhaust me.
_____ I enjoy being the center of attention. / _____ I don’t enjoy being the center of attention.
_____ Total / _____Total

Are you a sensor or an intuitive?

Sensor / Intuitive
_____ I focus on details. / _____ I focus on the big picture.
_____ I am practical and realistic. / _____ I am theoretical.
_____ I like concrete information. / _____ I like abstract information.
_____I like facts. / _____ I get bored with facts and details.
_____I trust experience. / _____ I trust inspiration and intuition.
_____ I value common sense. / _____ I value creativity and innovation.
_____ I want clear, realistic goals. / _____ I want to pursue a vision.
_____ Total / _____Total

Are you a thinker or a feeler?

Thinker / Feeler
_____ I am task-oriented. / _____ I am people-oriented.
_____ I am objective, firm, and analytical. / _____ I am subjective, humane, and caring.
_____ I enjoy arguing. / _____ I think arguing is disruptive.
_____I prefer businesslike meetings. / _____ I prefer social interactions in meetings.
_____I value competence, reason, and justice. / _____ I value relationships and harmony.
_____ I am direct and firm-minded. / _____ I am tactful and tenderhearted.
_____ I think with my head. / _____ I think with my heart.
_____ Total / _____Total

Are you a judger or a perceiver?

Judger / Perceiver
_____ I value organization and structure. / _____ I value flexibility and spontaneity.
_____ I am in control and definite. / _____ I go with the flow.
_____ I like having deadlines. / _____ I dislike deadlines.
_____I will work now and play later. / _____ I will play now and work later.
_____I like standards and expectations. / _____ I feel constrained by rules.
_____ I adjust my schedule to complete work. / _____ I do work at the last minute.
_____ I plan ahead. / _____ I adapt as I go.
_____ Total / _____Total

Summarize your scores by indicating the letter that best describes your personality traits and preferences:

______ / ______ / ______ / ______
E or I / S or N / T or F / J or P